Atmosphere Quote by Corliss Lamont

Humanism: an exaltation of freedom, but one limited by our need to exercise it as an integral part of nature and society.

— John Ralston Saul

For us, democracy is a question of human dignity. This includes the political liberties, the right to freely express our views, the right to…

— Olof Palme

“Free speech is the guardian of individual autonomy, a shield that allows each person to shape their own beliefs and values independent of external…

— James William Steven Parker

Science and democracy are the right and left hands of what I'll refer to as the move from the realm of necessity to the…

— Karl Marx

Democracy is grounded upon so childish a complex of fallacies that they must be protected by a rigid system of taboos, else even halfwits…

— Anonymous

The right to free speech is important but it isn't as important as 'we're all human beings together, let's find solutions together.'

— Russell Brand

The science of nonviolence can alone lead one to pure democracy.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Intellectual freedom is essential -- freedom to obtain and distribute information, freedom for open-minded and unfearing debate and freedom from pressure by officialdom and…

— Andrei Sakharov

The values of science and the values of democracy are concordant, in many cases indistinguishable. Science and democracy began - in their civilized incarnations…

— Carl Sagan

Democracy relies on free speech. Yes, say anything you want, but it relies even more on the speech being truthful. It is the truth,…

— John F. Kerry

Free speech is essential to education, especially to a liberal education, which encourages the search for truths in art and science. If expression is…

— Norman Dorsen

Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights.

— John Charles Polanyi