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A state that suppresses all freedom of speech, and which by imposing the most terrible punishments, treats each and every attempt at criticism, however morally justified, and every suggestion for improvement as plotting to high treason, is a state that breaks an unwritten law. ↗

— Kurt Huber

#breaks #criticism #each #every #freedom

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue. ↗

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

#beneficial #consequences #evil #extremes #forget

He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom. ↗

— James Huneker

#dares #direction #first #first step #fool

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ↗

— Phil Jackson

#always #strength

The Ego is partly free. partly determined, and reaches fuller freedom by approaching the Individual who is most free: God. ↗

— Muhammad Iqbal

#determined #ego #free #freedom #fuller

Due to state laws, the restaurant was nonsmoking, which as a nonsmoker pleases me, but as a Libertarian it pisses me off.
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— Jarod Kintz

#big-brother #choice #freedom #law #laws

Let me reassure that the Kingdom of Cambodia a country with independence, neutrality, peace, freedom, democracy and human rights as you all have seen, shall be existing with no end. ↗

— Hun Sen

#country #democracy #end #existing #freedom

Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#goodness #inspirational #self-actualization #wisdom #inspirational

The love of freedom has been the quality of Western man. ↗

— Robinson Jeffers

#freedom #love #man #quality #western

America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#democracy #experiment #freedom #human #human freedom