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Quote by Soren Kierkegaard
How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they d

How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate. – Soren Kierkegaard

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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! – Soren Kierkegaard

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There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: lifes highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. – Soren Kierkegaard

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People should have freedom in their pilgrimages and tours. They should come and visit historical monuments and sites – lets say the sites around Iran – where they can easily engage in wide- scale contacts with others. – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Im interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos, especially activity that appears to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom. – Jim Morrison

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Freedom means the freedom to behave coarsely, basely, foolishly. – George Will

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