It is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with his limbs, but not of being unable to defend himself with speech and reason.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life’s July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November.

He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

For friendship, like freedom, must be tended.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.

I had always hoped that this land might become a safe & agreeable Asylum to the virtuous & persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.

The overwhelming importance of the atmosphere means that there are no longer any frontiers to defend against pollution, attack, or propaganda. It means, further, that only by a deep patriotic devotion to one’s country can there be a hope of the kind of protection of the whole planet, which is necessary for the survival of the people of other countries.

You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.

Never cross a man, not afraid to die.

The truth is always exciting. Speak it, then. Life is dull without it.

Some people’s idea of free speech is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage.

A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

Listen with ears of tolerance, see through the eyes of compassion, speak with language of love.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Everything you say should be true but not everything true should be said.