For friendship, like freedom, must be tended.

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.

Man is a mental being, and to know this is the first step on the road to freedom, for as long as you believe yourself to be primarily physical, you will remain in bondage, that is to say, to your own habits of thought, for there is no other bondage.

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what they are going to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

To change your mind and to follow him who sets you straight is to be nonetheless the free agent that you were before.

Freedom of information is a fundamental human right...for a nation that is afraid to let its people to judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

I rebel; therefore I exist.

Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

Free choice is the greatest gift God gives to his children.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

If we all can persevere, if we can in every land and office look beyond our own shores and ambitions, then surely the age will dawn in which the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.

O beautiful for spacious skies, For Amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

You find out the necessity of Liberty as you find out the necessity of air—by not having enough of it.

Let us remind ourselves that it is ordinary people – men and women, boys and girls – that make the world a special place.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.

A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Intelligent people tend to have less friends than the average person. The smarter you are, the more selective you become.