The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Harper, 1955 - 1108 pages Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
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Page 137
... freedom takes on meaning . It is not freedom to do as we please but freedom to achieve that autonomy which we approach in pro- portion as we develop our rational and spiritual nature . It is not mere freedom to live that concerns us ...
... freedom takes on meaning . It is not freedom to do as we please but freedom to achieve that autonomy which we approach in pro- portion as we develop our rational and spiritual nature . It is not mere freedom to live that concerns us ...
Page 159
... freedom to security ; the mediocre man prefers security to freedom - security at the expense of freedom is what we are getting . The exceptional man finds his highest values in the satisfaction of the creative impulse , while the ...
... freedom to security ; the mediocre man prefers security to freedom - security at the expense of freedom is what we are getting . The exceptional man finds his highest values in the satisfaction of the creative impulse , while the ...
Page 284
... freedom of the people , with or without their consent . So it is a dubious assertion when one calls freedom of the press the bulwark of our liberty . It is closer to truth to say that freedom of the press is the measure of our liberty ...
... freedom of the people , with or without their consent . So it is a dubious assertion when one calls freedom of the press the bulwark of our liberty . It is closer to truth to say that freedom of the press is the measure of our liberty ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
IN PARTICULAR | 32 |
THINKING CONTINENTALLY | 65 |
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