You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists..
Freedom always carries a burden of proof, always throws us back on ourselves..
Creativity requires the freedom to consider unthinkable alternatives, to doubt the worth of cherished practices..
At the beginning of a dynasty, taxation yields a large revenue from small assessments. At the end of the dynasty, taxation yields a small revenue fro….
The argument that capital punishment degrades the state is moonshine, for if that were true then it would degrade the state to send men to war... The….
You have to love animals for what they are or leave them alone. The best thing you can do if you love them is leave them alone and see that other peo….
Running allows me to set my mind free. Nothing seems impossible, nothing unattainable..
Government is not a solution to our problem government is the problem..
Wild liberty breeds iron conscience; natures with great impulses have great resources, and return from far..
Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged..
And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the fr….
Thus I alone, where all my freedom grew, In prison pine with bondage and restraint; And with remembrance of the greater grief To banish the less, I f….
Good government could never be a substitute for government by the people themselves..
Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face..
By the will art thou lost, by the will art thou found, by the will art thou free, captive, and bound..
Prepare, and be forewarned in time. If thou hast tried and failed, O dauntless fighter, yet lose not courage: fight on, and to the charge return aga….
Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind, and a step that travels unlimited roads..
If you put on shoes that are too tight and walk out across an empty plain, you will not feel the freedom of the place unless you take off your shoes.….
Love with attachment consists of waves of emotion, usually creating invisible iron chains..
But it also came at a significant cost for human rights, and today's restricted freedom of expression, self-censorship and stunted multiparty democra….
Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to it….