John

“I’m an atheist, and a militant atheist when religion starts impacting on legislation.”
― Daniel Radcliffe

“The moment you say that any idea system is sacred, whether it’s a religious belief system or a secular ideology, the moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible."

[Defend the right to be offended (openDemocracy, 7 February 2005)]”
― Salman Rushdie

“The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty”
― Ben Franklin

“Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.”
― Aung San Suu Kyi