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Quote by John Adams
When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I

When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more. – John Adams

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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. – John Adams

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Vanity, I am sensible, is my cardinal vice and cardinal folly; and I am in continual danger, when in company, of being led an ignis fatuus chase by it. – John Adams

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While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago. – John Adams

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Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree. – Rabindranath Tagore

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You dont have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being. – Malcolm X

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In times such as these, people should recognize that evil knows no borders, knows no limits and knows no compassion. Those around the globe that value freedom must continue to persevere even in the darkest of times. – Michael Burgess

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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. – George Orwell

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To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them. – Charles de Montesquieu

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