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Freedom Quotes by Karl Popper
- It is wrong and dangerous to extol freedom by telling people that they will certainly be all right once they are free. ... The most…
- I remained a socialist for several years, even after my rejection of Marxism; and if there could be such a thing as socialism combined with…
- We do not choose political freedom because it promises us this or that. We choose it because it makes possible the only dignified form of…
- There is an almost universal tendency, perhaps an inborn tendency, to suspect the good faith of a man who holds opinions that differ from our…
- I personally call the type of government which can be removed without violence 'democracy,' and the other, 'tyranny.'.
- It is wrong to ask who will rule. The ability to vote a bad government out of office is enough. That is democracy.
- It is wrong to think that belief in freedom always leads to victory; we must always be prepared for it to lead to defeat. If…
- We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure.
- We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.
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- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — 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
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when… — Aristotle
- I mean there's enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world - within the E.U., between… — Julian Assange
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That… — Rowan Atkinson
- I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. — Margaret Atwood
- If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if… — Margaret Atwood