"Freedom of speech is the great bulwark..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin
Freedom of speech is the great bulwark of liberty; they prosper and die together: And it is the terror of traitors and oppressors, and a barrier against them. It produces excellent writers, and encourages men of fine genius.
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“Hope is an essential constituent of human life.”
“Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have either one.”
“[It was] the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament which has caused in the colonies hatred of the English and . . . the Revolutionary War.”
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“In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude. Every man will speak as he thinks, or, more properly, without thinking, and consequently will judge of effects without attending to their causes.”
“I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so.”
“Aggressive civil disobedience should be confined to a vindication of the right of free speech and free association.”