Freedom Quote by Thornton Wilder

“The central movement of the mind is the desire for unrestricted liberty and (...) this movement is invariably accompanied by its opposite, a dread of the consequences of liberty.” quote by Thornton Wilder — Download Open image

““The central movement of the mind is the desire for unrestricted liberty and (...) this movement is invariably accompanied by its opposite, a dread of the consequences of liberty.””

Thornton Wilder

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The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs.

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“But while they continued staring into one another’s face waiting for the miracle of science the pain grew worse.”

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