Top Freedom Quotes
All laws which can be violated without doing any one any injury are laughed at. Nay, so far are they from doing anything to control the desires and passions of men that, on the contrary, they direct a...
Baruch Spinoza
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anarchy, coercion, drugs, ethics, freedom, government, immorality, legality, libertarian, liberty
Freedom Definition
(n.) The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence.
(n.) Privileges; franchises; immunities.
(n.) Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will.
(n.) Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.
(n.) Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
(n.) Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license.
(n.) Generosity; liberality.
What is peculiar and novel to our age is that the principal goal of politics in every advanced society is not, strictly speaking, a political one, that is today, it is not concerned with human beings...
W.H. Auden
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coercion, collectivism, doctors, free markets, freedom, health care, laissez faire, libertarian, liberty, medicine
It is curious to note that when for reasons of conscience, people refuse to kill, they are often exempted from active military duty. But there are no exemptions for people who, for reasons of conscien...
Karl Hess
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anarchy, army, authoritarianism, beaurocracy, coercion, collectivism, communism, freedom, government, libertarian