“Freedom is a feeling, and the brave heart gets it ، Independence is a thought, and an enlightened mind can obtain it .” — Elhachemi Sabi Copy Share Image
Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game. — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
. . . besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child. — Bryce Courtenay Copy Share Image
“The development of science and of the creative activities of the spirit requires a freedom that consists in the independence of thought… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done—occasionally what men have not done—thereby establishing themselves as persons,… — Amelia Earhart Copy Share Image
“The American tradition of separation of church and state grew directly from the freethinking of the Founders. After political independence, they considered… — Joshua Wolf Shenk Copy Share Image
A society with too few independent thinkers is vulnerable to control by disturbed and opportunistic leaders. A society which wants to create… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
“In teaching me independence of thought, they had given me the greatest gift an adult can give to a child besides love,… — Bryce Courtenay Copy Share Image
In the long run [censorship] will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and subservience. — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image
Among the droves of men with political ambitions in the United States, I found very few with that virile candor, that manly… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is… — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image
My only supporter and comrade-in-arms was Georg Helm, who had endeavored to formulate an energetic conception of science before me and had… — Wilhelm Ostwald Copy Share Image
“We are kind people in an unkind world, to paraphrase Wallace Stevens. How do you pretend you don't know about it, after… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“The mania for giving the Government power to meddle with the private affairs of cities or citizens is likely to cause endless… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“What this world needs more than almost anything else is independence of thought. The average man has no confidence in his own… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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