He is free who knows to keep in his own hands the power to decide, at each step, the course of his life and who lives in a society which does not block the exercise of that power

Quote by Salvador De Madariaga

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The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from...

The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from...

It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at...

It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at...

Freedom is not being a slave to any circumstance, to any constraint, to any chance;...

Freedom is not being a slave to any circumstance, to any constraint, to any chance;...

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Freedom is the right to one's dignity as a man.

Freedom is the right to one's dignity as a man.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any...

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any...

Is it not strange that the descendants of those Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the Atlantic...

Is it not strange that the descendants of those Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the Atlantic...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

We naturally associate democracy, to be sure, with freedom of action, but freedom of action...

We naturally associate democracy, to be sure, with freedom of action, but freedom of action...

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience,...

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience,...

We must escape this monotony, this slavery of our minds, We have not achieved complete...

We must escape this monotony, this slavery of our minds, We have not achieved complete...

Freedom requires that you discover your own inner language - your own life rules -...

Freedom requires that you discover your own inner language - your own life rules -...

There are two freedoms; The false, where man is free to do what he likes;...

There are two freedoms; The false, where man is free to do what he likes;...

True modernism is freedom of mind, not slavery of taste. It is independence of thought...

True modernism is freedom of mind, not slavery of taste. It is independence of thought...

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or...

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or...

The spirit of liberty is not merely, as multitudes imagine, a jealousy of our own...

The spirit of liberty is not merely, as multitudes imagine, a jealousy of our own...

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university...

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university...

Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the...

Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the...

The saving man becomes the free man.

The saving man becomes the free man.