Freedom of thought and the right of private judgment, in matters of conscience, driven from every other corner of the earth, direct their course to this happy country as their last asylum.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Freedom of thought and conscience, suppressed elsewhere, finds its final refuge in this country.
- In plain terms
- This country is a last safe place for free thinking and private judgment.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect places where free thought and conscience can exist.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where does free thought go when banned?
- What makes a country an asylum?
Another view
Freedom of thought can still be threatened even in safe havens.
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