John Adams Quote 

"When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking, or thinking,
I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing
now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years
after you and I shall write and speak no more."

by:
John Adams
(1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President
Date:
1818
Source:
letter to Thomas Jefferson
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Reader comments about this quote:
 -- Anonymous 
VERY insightful. Freedom is an ideal we are still endeavoring to reach.
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
The first freedom of speech is the freedom from speech, in other words, you don't have to say anything.
 -- Joe, Rochester, MI		 
Very pessimistic, and yet... it does seem that he speaks of a goal that we have yet to reach today...
 -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US		 
It sounds like what a free man could say today, contemprary to the prejudicial universities' book burnings.
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
Define freedom of expression. Does it mean the freedom to express anything at all? I hope not.
 -- David L. Rosenthal, Hollywood		 
 -- Fried Doo, Nashville 
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