Quote by Salman Rushdie
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it c

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. – Salman Rushdie

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I was 21 in 1968, so Im as much a child of the 60s as is possible to be. In those years the subject of religion had really almost disappeared the idea that religion was going to be a major force in the life of our societies, in the West anyway, would have seemed absurd in 1968. – Salman Rushdie

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Religion
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Rock and roll music – the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms. – Salman Rushdie

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Freedom
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The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff. – Salman Rushdie

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Society
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Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed — else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. – Milton Friedman

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Freedom

So why am I facing a recall election? Simple: the big government union bosses from Washington want their money. They dont like the fact that I did something fundamentally pro-worker something thats truly about freedom. – Scott Walker

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Freedom

We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free. – Jim DeMint

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Freedom

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The one thing Ive learned is that stuttering in public is never as bad as I fear it will be. – John Stossel

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I am not quite sure where home is right now. I do have places in London and Milan, and a house in Spain. I guess I would say home is where my mother is, and she lives in Spain. – Sarah Brightman

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Fear clogs faith liberates. – Elbert Hubbard

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Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves. – Julia Morgan

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