"Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society's tools, neither more nor less."
-Henrik Ibsen
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"Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.“
-Henrik Ibsen
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"What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!"
-Henrik Ibsen
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"I'm afraid for all those who'll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!"
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"The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society."
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"The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom - they are the pillars of society."
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"The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority."
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"What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just having sex with them?"
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"If I am outspoken of the dangers of intemperance to members of our armed forces, it is because we are all especially concerned for the welfare of those who are risking their lives in the cause of freedom."
-William Lyon Mackenzie King
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"We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values."
-Steve Forbes
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"The main thing I believe in is freedom."
-Charles Evers
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