F Quotes
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“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.”
“Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.”
“Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of a free society.”
“Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.”
“Freedom of the press is not questioned when investigative journalism unearths scandals, But that does not mean that every classified state document should be made available to journalists.”
“Freedom of the press is perhaps the freedom that has suffered the most from the gradual degradation of the idea of liberty.”
Source: Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays
“Freedom of the press is the mortar that binds together the bricks of democracy -- and it is also the open window embedded in those bricks.”
“Freedom of the press is the staff of life, for any vital democracy.”
“Freedom of the press is to the machinery of the state what the safety valve is to the steam engine.”
“Freedom of the press, freedom of association, the inviolability of domicile, and all the rest of the rights of man are respected so long as no one tries to use them against the privileged class. On the day they are launched against the privileged they are overthrown.”
“Freedom of the press, freedom of the news media, must be subordinated to the overriding needs of the integrity of Singapore, and to the primacy of purpose of an elected government.”
“Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose”
Source: All Art Is Propaganda: Critical Essays
“Freedom of the press, or, to be more precise, the benefit of freedom of the press, belongs to everyone – to the citizen as well as the publisher… The crux is not the publisher’s ‘freedom to print’; it is, rather, the citizen’s ‘right to know.’”
“Freedom of the Spirit is the cornerstone of all freedom.”
“Freedom of the will is a psychological fiction.”
Source: Systematic Theology
“Freedom of thought and freedom of speech in our great institutions are absolutely necessary for the preservation of our country. The moment either is restricted, liberty begins to wither and die.”
“Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men’s minds which follows from the advance of science.”
Source: Darwin on Evolution: Words of Wisdom from the Father of Evolution
“Freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of identity. This is my Holy Trinity, each one an intrinsic aspect of my god: Freedom, the Holiest of Holies. Yes it bloody well is. It is absolutely sacred and inviolable, beyond any negotiation or compromise, now and forever. Amen.”
“Freedom of will is our birthright.”
“Freedom of Will-that is the expression for the complex state of delight of the person exercising volition, who commands and at the same time identifies himself with the executor of the order-who, as such, enjoys also the triumph over obstacles, but thinks within himself that it was really his own will that overcame them. In this way the person exercising volition adds the feelings of delight of his successful executive instruments, the useful underwills or under-souls-indeed, our body is but a social structure composed of many souls-to his feelings of delight as commander.”
“Freedom of worship, even of public speech, would become a farce if interference became the order of the day.”
Source: Collected Works
“Freedom on the inside comes when validation from the outside doesn’t matter.”
“Freedom, one of the most important words in any language.”
“Freedom only comes through persistent revolt, through persistent agitation, through persistently rising up against the system of evil.”
Source: In a Single Garment of Destiny
“Freedom only exists in the choice. When you don't have the choice you are not free.”
Source: Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
“Freedom only exists when it doesn't belong to anybody.”
“Freedom only for supporters of the government, only for the members of one party - however numerous they may be - is no freedom at all. Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently. Not because of any fanatical concept of 'justice' but because all that is instructive, wholesome and purifying in political freedom depends on this essential characteristic, and its effectiveness vanishes when 'freedom' becomes a special privilege.”
Source: The Russian Revolution, and Leninism Or Marxism?
“Freedom only for the members of the government, only for the members of the Party - though they are quite numerous - is no freedom at all.”
“Freedom or community, community or freedom. One must decide the way one wants to live. I chose community.”
Source: Arcadia
“Freedom, or individual liberty, was a basic premise of the Spanish anarchist tradition. "Individual sovereignty" is a prime tenet of most anarchist writing; the free development of one' s individual potential is one of the basic "rights" to which all humans are born. Yet Spanish anarchists were firmly rooted in the communalist-anarchist tradition. For them, freedom was fundamentally a social product: the fullest expression of individuality and of creativity can be achieved only in and through community. As Carmen Conde (a teacher who was also active in Mujeres Libres) wrote, describing the relationship of individuality and community: "I and my truth; I and my faith ... And I for you, but without ever ceasing to be me, so that you can always be you. Because I don' t exist without your existence, but my existence is also indispensable to yours.”
Source: Free Women of Spain: Anarchism and the Struggle for the Emancipation of Women
“Freedom or jail clips inserted, a baby's being born/ Same time a man is murdered, the beginning and end.”
“Freedom or prison--what's the difference? A man must develop unwavering will power subject only to his reason.”
Source: The First Circle
“Freedom (properly understood) is less about the privilege that we’ve been granted to make decisions. Rather, I think that it’s far more about the opportunity that we have not to make them when we shouldn’t.”
“Freedom prospers only where the blessings of God are avidly sought, and humbly accepted.”
“Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.”
“Freedom really means the freedom to make mistakes.”
Source: Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow
“Freedom received though the efforts of others, however benevolent, cannot be retained when such effort is withdrawn.”
“Freedom released the energies of the masses not by exhilarating but by unbalancing, irritating, and goading.”
Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer
“Freedom requires guns.”
“Freedom requires no effort to enjoy but requires heroic efforts to preserve.”
“Freedom requires religion in society, not in individuals.”
“Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom.”
“Freedom requires religion like a slug requires salt”
“Freedom requires responsibility to choose who we are above and beyond our immediate impulses, needs, and social pressures, so that we can genuinely express the type of person we want to be, live the life we truly want to live, leave the legacy we desire.”
Source: The Motivation Manifesto
“Freedom requires that government keep the channels of competition and opportunity open, prevent monopolies, economic abuse and domination.”
Source: Addresses Upon the American Road
“Freedom requires us to view people as wanting the opportunity to earn their success.”
“Freedom rests on finding the meaning and lessons even in our greatest pain.”
“Freedom rings when you realize you can become what you never thought you could become.”
“Freedom rings where opinions clash.”
“Freedom's just a word today
Freedom's just a word
When someone takes your word away
It's seldom ever heard
So take a sentence full of things you're not supposed to say
Carry on, but don't write them down or you'll be gone”