Bedrock Quote by Salman Rushdie

“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 have a free country.” quote by Salman Rushdie — Download Open image

“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 have a free country.”

Salman Rushdie

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