Freedom is never voluntarily ...

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
 Martin Luther King Jr.

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All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.
 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.
The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
 Thích Nhất Hạnh
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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That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
 Martin Luther King Jr.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
 Martin Luther King Jr.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
 Martin Luther King Jr.
Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control.
 Martin Luther King Jr.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
 Martin Luther King Jr.