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Free Societies Quotes

Free societies...are societies in motion, and with motion comes tension, dissent, friction. Free people strike sparks, and those sparks are the best evidence of freedom's existence. Salman Rushdie
Natan Sharansky quote: "Free societies are societies in which the right of dissent is..."
Free societies are societies in which the right of dissent is protected. Natan Sharansky
Can someone within that society walk into the town square and say what they want without fear of being punished for his or her views? If so, then that society is a free society. If not, it is a fear society. Natan Sharansky
Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society. Natan Sharansky
But let it not be said that we did nothing. Let not those who love the power of the welfare/warfare state label the dissenters of authoritarianism as unpatriotic or uncaring. Patriotism is more closely linked to dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security. Understanding the magnificent rewards of a free society makes us unbashful in its promotion, fully realizing that maximum wealth is created and the greatest chance for peace comes from a society respectful of... Ron Paul
I love America because it is a confused, chaotic mess - and I hope we can keep it this way for at least another thousand years. The permissive society is the free society. Edward Abbey
Adlai E. Stevenson quote: "My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe..."
My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. Adlai E. Stevenson
Dissident Natan Sharansky writes that there are two kinds of states -- "fear societies" and "free societies," two kinds of consciousness. The consciousness derived of oppression is despairing, fatalistic, and fearful of inquiry. It is mistrustful of the self and forced to trust external authority. It is premised on a dearth of self-respect. It is cramped. In contrast, the consciousness of freedom is one of expansiveness, trust of the self, and hope. It is a consciousness of limitless... Naomi Wolf
Adlai E. Stevenson quote: "A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular."
A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. Adlai E. Stevenson
Lawrence Lessig quote: "Monopoly controls have been the exception in free societies;..."
Monopoly controls have been the exception in free societies; they have been the rule in closed societies. Lawrence Lessig
I have no doubt that given a real choice, the vast majority of Muslims and Arabs, like everyone else will choose a free society over a fear society. Natan Sharansky
When we are unwilling to draw clear moral lines between free societies and fear societies, when we are unwilling to call the former good and the latter evil, we will not be able to advance the cause of peace because peace cannot be disconnected from freedom. Natan Sharansky
Because we live in a largely free society, we tend to forget how limited is the span of time and the part of the globe for which there has ever been anything like political freedom: the typical state of mankind is tyranny, servitude, and misery. The nineteenth century and early twentieth century in the Western world stand out as striking exceptions to the general trend of historical development. Political freedom in this instance clearly came along with the free market and the development of... Milton Friedman
Ayn Rand quote: "In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who..."
In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational. One is free to avoid them. Ayn Rand
Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society. Aung San Suu Kyi

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