1209: Frederick Douglass – Freedom of Speech is the Dread of Tyrants

Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. —Frederick DouglassDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.32MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 202KB
Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. —Frederick DouglassDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.38MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 270KB

Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. —Frederick Douglass

1203: John Stuart Mill – Silencing of Discussion is an Assumption of Infallibility

To refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is the same thing as absolute certainty. All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility. —John Stuart MillDownload Print Quality (7680×4020) 287KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 247KB
To refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is the same thing as absolute certainty. All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility. —John Stuart MillDownload Print Quality (6918×7680) 349KB  |  Normal Quality (3459×3840) 310KB

To refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is the same thing as absolute certainty. All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility. —John Stuart Mill

1202: Ludwig von Mises – Freedom Requires Unrestricted Thought and Speech

It is vain to fight totalitarianism by adopting totalitarian methods. Freedom can only be won by men unconditionally committed to the principles of freedom. The first requisite for a better social order is the return to unrestricted freedom of thought and speech. —Ludwig von MisesDownload Print Quality (7680×4020) 208KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 99KB
It is vain to fight totalitarianism by adopting totalitarian methods. Freedom can only be won by men unconditionally committed to the principles of freedom. The first requisite for a better social order is the return to unrestricted freedom of thought and speech. —Ludwig von MisesDownload Print Quality (6400×7680) 295KB  |  Normal Quality (3200×3840) 132KB

It is vain to fight totalitarianism by adopting totalitarian methods. Freedom can only be won by men unconditionally committed to the principles of freedom. The first requisite for a better social order is the return to unrestricted freedom of thought and speech. —Ludwig von Mises

1183: Jordan Peterson – The Most Potent Anti-Authoritarian Action

The most potent anti-authoritarian action is to tell the truth. —Jordan PetersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.36MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 179KB
The most potent anti-authoritarian action is to tell the truth. —Jordan PetersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 4.75MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 236KB

The most potent anti-authoritarian action is to tell the truth. —Jordan Peterson

1177: Jordan Peterson – In Regards to Universities

We were supposed to be educating young people. We're supposed to be teaching that freedom is not always there, that it's fragile, and you better take care of it. —Jordan PetersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 4.74MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 211KB
We were supposed to be educating young people. We're supposed to be teaching that freedom is not always there, that it's fragile, and you better take care of it. —Jordan PetersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 6.25MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 297KB

We were supposed to be educating young people. We’re supposed to be teaching that freedom is not always there, that it’s fragile, and you better take care of it. —Jordan Peterson

1166: Jordan Peterson – Stand up for Yourself

You pay a price for everything you do and everything you don’t do. So you might as well stand up for yourself. —Jordan PetersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 4.22MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 235KB
You pay a price for everything you do and everything you don’t do. So you might as well stand up for yourself. —Jordan PetersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 6.19MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 322KB

You pay a price for everything you do and everything you don’t do.
so you might as well stand up for yourself. —Jordan Peterson

1151: It Deserves to be Destroyed by the Truth

If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.87MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 233KB
If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.Download Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.57MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 272KB

If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.

1134: Heinrich Heine – Where They Burn Books…

Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people. —Heinrich Heine (German Poet 1820)Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.97MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 210KB
Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people. —Heinrich Heine (German Poet 1820)Download Print Quality (3840×3840) 6.51MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1920) 381KB

Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people. —Heinrich Heine (German Poet 1820)

1128: Ludwig von Mises – Tyranny of Thought

Liberty is meaningless if it is only the liberty to agree with those in power. —Ludwig von MisesDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 1.69MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 137KB
Liberty is meaningless if it is only the liberty to agree with those in power. —Ludwig von MisesDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 2.20MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 178KB

Liberty is meaningless if it is only the liberty to agree with those in power. —Ludwig von Mises

1121: Jordan Peterson – Doesn’t Mean They Would Do It

Many people have told me how I could've done it or said it better, although it didn't mean that they would actually do it. —Jordan PetersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.32MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 207KB
Many people have told me how I could've done it or said it better, although it didn't mean that they would actually do it. —Jordan PetersonDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.08MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 280KB
Many people have told me how I could’ve done it or said it better, although it didn’t mean that they would actually do it. —Jordan Peterson