“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” – George Washington
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” – John F. Kennedy
“The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“In the real world, as lived and experienced by real people, the demand for human rights and dignity, the longing for liberty and justice and opportunity, the hatred of oppression and corruption and cruelty is reality.” – John McCain
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.” – John Adams
“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” – James Madison
“When the dictatorship came, we just gave in straightaway. It was easier that way for us.” – Columbia University, probably, and many others.
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