"Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession."
-Andre Breton
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"No one who has lived even for a fleeting moment for something other than life in its conventional sense and has experienced the exaltation that this feeling produces can then renounce his new freedom so easily.“
-Andre Breton
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"Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society."
-Delphine de Girardin
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"Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do."
-Ingrid Newkirk
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"What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just having sex with them?"
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"If I am outspoken of the dangers of intemperance to members of our armed forces, it is because we are all especially concerned for the welfare of those who are risking their lives in the cause of freedom."
-William Lyon Mackenzie King
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"We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values."
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"The main thing I believe in is freedom."
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