“I’ve read that the dying often wait to be by themselves. They need the freedom to go, with nobody holding them back.”
“Freedom is an elusive concept. Some men hold themselves prisoner even when they have the power to do as they please and go where they choose, while others are free in their hearts, even as shackles restrain them.”
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.”
“Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant.”
“Freedom so often means that one isn't needed anywhere.”
“Freedom, where are you? Who holds you back? [...] The mother of wit and pleasure, Oh freedom!”