Famous quotes containing the words independent, speech and/or recognition:
“The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy.”
—James Madison (17511836)
“Here we have the beautiful British compromise: a man can say anything, he mustnt do anything; a man can listen to anything, but he musnt be roused to do anything. By freedom of speech is meant freedom to talk about; speech is not saying-as-an-action.”
—Paul Goodman (19111972)
“Tragedy, as you know, is always a fait accompli, whereas terror always has to do with anticipation, with mans recognition of his own negative potentialwith his sense of what he is capable of.”
—Joseph Brodsky (b. 1940)
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