„Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.“
— Malcolm X American human rights activist 1925 - 1965
Quelle: Malcolm X Speaks (1965), p. 158
„Tyranny is always better organised than freedom.“
"War and Peace"
Basic Verities, Prose and Poetry (1943)
Übernommen aus Wikiquote. Letzte Aktualisierung 3. Juni 2021. Geschichte
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— Poul Anderson, buch The Boat of a Million Years
Quelle: The Boat of a Million Years (1989), Chapter 18 “Judgment Day”, Section 15 (p. 396)
— Samuel Butler novelist 1835 - 1902
Genius, iv
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part XI - Cash and Credit
„We have to call it "freedom": who'd die for "a lesser tyranny?"“
— Mignon McLaughlin American journalist 1913 - 1983
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
„It is infinitely better to vote for freedom and fail than to vote for slavery and succeed.“
— Eugene V. Debs American labor and political leader 1855 - 1926
Competition versus Cooperation (1900)
Kontext: I would address a few words to those who are in sympathy with the Social Democratic Party, but who hesitate to vote for it for fear they may lose their votes. Let me say to you: It is infinitely better to vote for freedom and fail than to vote for slavery and succeed.
„It is far better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains.“
— Thomas Henry Huxley English biologist and comparative anatomist 1825 - 1895
„Tyranny is abhorrent, freedom benefits all, whereas violence benefits no one for long.“
— Mark Kingwell Canadian philosopher 1963
Quelle: The World We Want (2000), Chapter 3, Virtues And Vices, p. 90.
— Maximilien Robespierre French revolutionary lawyer and politician 1758 - 1794
Original French: Le secret de la liberté est d'éclairer les hommes, comme celui de la tyrannie est de les retenir dans l'ignorance
Quelle: Oeuvres, Volume 2 http://books.google.com/books?id=iSMVAAAAQAAJ p. 253.
— Narges Mohammadi Iranian human rights activist 1972
Letter Accepting 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prizefrom (2018)
Kontext: Thoughts and dreams don’t die. Belief in freedom and justice does not perish with imprisonment, torture or even death and tyranny do not prevail over freedom, even when they rely on the power of the state. Sitting here in the prison, I am deeply humbled by the honor you have bestowed on me and I will continue my efforts until we achieve peace, tolerance for a plurality of views, and human rights.
— Buenaventura Durruti Spanish anarchist 1896 - 1936
Van Paassen interview (1936)
Kontext: There are only two roads, victory for the working class, freedom, or victory for the fascists which means tyranny. Both combatants know what's in store for the loser. We are ready to end fascism once and for all, even in spite of the Republican government.
— Peter Bernus Hungarian-Australian computer scientist 1949
Peter Bernus, Laszlo Nemes, and R. Morris (1994) " Possibilities and limitations of reusing enterprise models http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.50.1736&rep=rep1&type=pdf." IFAC Workshop, Proceedings from Intelligent Manufacturing Systems.
— Kevin Kelly American author and editor 1952
Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World (1995), New Rules for the New Economy: 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World (1999)
— R. Scott Bakker Canadian writer 1967
TRIAMIS I, JOURNALS AND DIALOGUES
The White Luck Warrior (2011)
— H.L. Mencken American journalist and writer 1880 - 1956
Preface to the first edition of The American Credo : A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind (1920)
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