Benjamin Franklin Quotes About Freedom Of Thought
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Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.
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Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech; which is the right of every man as far as by it he does not hurt or control the right of another; and this is the only check it ought to suffer and the only bounds it ought to know.... Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freedom of speech, a thing terrible to traitors.
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Without Freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom;and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech.
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Benjamin Franklin
- Born: January 17, 1706
- Died: April 17, 1790
- Occupation: Founding Father of the United States