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Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

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The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty

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People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both

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Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

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We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.

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Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.

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Ohne Gedankenfreiheit gibt es keine Weisheit. Und ohne Redefreiheit keine öffentliche Freiheit.

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They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

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Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.