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"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 (more quotes by John Adams or books by/about John Adams) |
| (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President |
Source: | letter to Thomas Jefferson, 15 July 1817, Ref: The Yale Book of Quotations, 2006 |
Kindle Source: | letter to Thomas Jefferson, 15 July 1817 |
Categories: | Constitution, Freedom, Individual Rights, Truth, Liberty, Civil Rights |
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Kindle Categories: | Speech |