“This is my doctrine: Give every other human being every right you claim for yourself.”
― The Liberty Of Man, Woman And Child
― The Liberty Of Man, Woman And Child
“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”
― The Grapes of Wrath
― The Grapes of Wrath
“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.”
― A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal on the Affairs of North America
― A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal on the Affairs of North America
“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.”
― The American Crisis
― The American Crisis
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