"If each human being is to have liberty, he cannot also have the liberty to deprive others of their liberty."

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Source : John Hospers (1971). “Libertarianism: a political philosophy for tomorrow”

John Hospers

#Liberty Quotes #Humans Quotes

“Movie stars and singers never fully pass away because their images are replayed on film and recordings, over and over.”
“God has just always put me in the right place I guess.”
“You may tell me that my hand and foot are only imaginary symbols of my existence. I could believe you, but you never, never can convince me that the I is not an eternal reality, and that the spiritual is not the true and real part of me.”
“I think faith is incredible important because you will become overwhelmed with what's happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it.”
“Salieri was a pupil of Gluck. He was born in Italy in 1750 and died in Vienna in 1825. He left Italy when he was 16 and spent most of his life in Vienna. He's the key composer between classic music and romantic music. Beethoven was the beginning of romantic music, and he was the teacher of Beethoven and Schubert.”
“It is imperative to use forceful measures to force the regime to respect human rights.”
“I don't find any difference between Islam and Islamic fundamentalists. I believe religion is the root, and from the root fundamentalism grows as a poisonous stem. If we remove fundamentalism and keep religion, then one day or another fundamentalism will grow again. I need to say that because some liberals always defend Islam and blame fundamentalists for creating problems. But Islam itself oppresses women. Islam itself doesn't permit democracy and it violates human rights.”

Source : Interview with Matt Cherry and Warren Allen Smith, www.secularhumanism.org. December 31, 1998.
“I loved doing Baywatch. It was so much fun!”

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