It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.
De bruger aldrig de friheder, de har, men fordrer dem, de ikke har; de har tænkefrihed, de fordrer ytringsfrihed. Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.
Charles Bukowski (1920-1994)
To those who think that the law of gravity interferes with their freedom, there is nothing to say.
Anonymous
Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.
Dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen. Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)
“There's no free will,” says the philosopher; “To hang is most unjust.” “There's no free will,” assents the officer; “We hang because we must.”
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)