Liberty is the possibility of ...

Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political.
 Ignazio Silone

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An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain - the equality of all men.
 Ignazio Silone
Liberty isn't a thing you are given as a present. You can be a free man under a dictatorship. It is sufficient if you struggle against it.
 Ignazio Silone