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Freedom Quotes by Salman Rushdie
- Freedom to reject is the only freedom.
- The novel does not seek to establish a privileged language but it insists upon the freedom to portray and analyze the struggle between the different…
- The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible.
- What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
- Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.
- It seems that the right of freedom of speech that was enshrined in numerous constitutions is now under attack by religious institutions.
- If terrorism is to be defeated, the world of Islam must take on board the secularist-humanist principles on which the modern is based, and without…
- If you live in free countries, you don't have to spend all your life arguing about freedom because it is all around you. It seems…
- Two things form the bedrock of any open society - freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don't have those things, you don't…
- But love is what we want, not freedom. Who then is the unluckier man? The beloved, who is given his heart's desire and must for…
- Freedom is not a tea party, India. Freedom is a war.
- In Europe, the Enlightenment of the 18th century was seen as a battle against the desire of the Church to limit intellectual freedom, a battle…
More Freedom Quotes
- Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- 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