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Free Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- The whole drift of our law is toward the absolute prohibition of all ideas that diverge in the slightest form from the accepted platitudes, and…
- The great masses of men, though theoretically free, are seen to submit supinely to oppression and exploitation of a hundred abhorrent sorts. Have they no…
- The fact is that liberty, in any true sense, is a concept that lies quite beyond the reach of the inferior man's mind. And no…
- Free speech is too dangerous to a democracy to be permitted
- A fool who, after plain warning, persists in dosing himself with dangerous drugs should be free to do so, for his death is a benefit…
- I think the Negro people should feel secure enough by now to face a reasonable ridicule without terror. I am unalterably opposed to all efforts…
- It was morality that burned the books of the ancient sages, and morality that halted the free inquiry of the Golden Age and substituted for…
- If there had been any formidable body of cannibals in the country, Harry Truman would have promised to provide them with free missionaries fattened at…
- So few men are really worth knowing, that it seems a shameful waste to let an anthropoid prejudice stand in the way of free association…
- I believe there is a limit beyond which free speech cannot go, but it's a limit that's very seldom mentioned. It's the point where free…
- The common notion that free speech prevails in the United States always makes me laugh.
- The chief difference between free capitalism and State socialism seems to be this: that under the former a man pursues his own advantage openly, frankly…
- I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a…
- Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
- My belief in free speech is so profound that I am seldom tempted to deny it to the other fellow. Nor do I make any…
- Democracy is grounded upon so childish a complex of fallacies that they must be protected by a rigid system of taboos, else even halfwits would…
- the average man does not want to be free. he simply wants to be safe.
- Off goes the head of the king, and tyranny gives way to freedom. The change seems abysmal. Then, bit by bit, the face of freedom…
More Free Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- The law is reason, free from passion. — Aristotle
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. — Richard Bach
- That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed… — Timothy Garton Ash
- WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical. — Julian Assange
- They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of… — Chinua Achebe
- He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a… — Saint Augustine