Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression are always greater than the dangers to the safety resulting from political freedom. Suppression is always foolish. Freedom is always wise.

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Democracy is the art of thinking independently together.

Democracy is the art of thinking independently together.

Democracy is the art of thinking independently together

Democracy is the art of thinking independently together

The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that...

The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that...

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a...

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.

Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.

Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.

There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for...

There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for...

All that we call spirit and art and ecstacy only means that for one awful...

All that we call spirit and art and ecstacy only means that for one awful...

I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few,...

I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few,...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to...

What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to...

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for...

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for...

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the...

Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the...

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into...

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the...

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the...

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils...

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils...

Can't see the wood for the trees

Can't see the wood for the trees

When policy fails try thinking.

When policy fails try thinking.