#free society

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself. ↗

— Tim Robbins

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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

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By focusing once and for all on helping the Palestinians build a free society, I have no doubt that an historic compromise between Israelis and Palestinians can be reached and that peace can prevail. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

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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

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Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

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Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society. ↗

— Felix Frankfurter

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The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them. ↗

— John McCain

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The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the unreasoned is the rational; to the uninformed, the enlightened; to the straight-out lie, the simple truth. ↗

— Anthony Kennedy

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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

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