"There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see."
-Naguib Mahfouz
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"I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things.“
-Naguib Mahfouz
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"I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things."
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"I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees."
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"History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself."
-Naguib Mahfouz
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"If we reject science, we reject the common man."
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"Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization."
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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?"
-Kate Millett
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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."
-Steve Forbes
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"The main thing I believe in is freedom."
-Charles Evers
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