Henry Steele Commager Quotes on Freedom
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'If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent.'
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'Censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.'
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'The Bill of Rights was not written to protect governments from trouble. It was written precisely to give the people the constitutional means to cause trouble for governments they no longer trusted.'
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Henry S. Commager said that the US Constitution was the best chance for political freedom, calling it a 'perfect blueprint.'