I would rather be free in my mind, and be locked up in a prison cell, than to be a coward and not be able to say what I want.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker values intellectual freedom and speaking truth over physical safety.
- In plain terms
- Freedom of speech is worth prison over cowardice.
- What can you take from it?
- Value speaking truth over physical safety.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What freedom is worth personal sacrifice?
Another view
It romanticizes imprisonment which has severe real world costs.
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