Were I a cloud I’d gather My skirts up in the air, And fly well know whither, And rest I well know where.
Were I a cloud I’d gather My skirts up in the air, And fly well know whither, And rest I well know where.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought.
Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.
If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
I am for those who believe in loose delights, I share the midnight orgies of young men, I dance with the dancers and drink with the drinkers.
Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.
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