"Free inquiry entails recognition of civil liberties as integral to its pursuit, that is, a free press, freedom of communication, the right to organize opposition parties and to join voluntary associations, and freedom to cultivate and publish the fruits of scientific, philosophical, artistic, literary, moral and religious freedom."

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Source : Paul Kurtz (1983). “In defense of secular humanism”, Prometheus Books

Paul Kurtz

#Religious Quotes #Party Quotes #Communication Quotes

“A cat is only technically an animal, being divine.”
“If the individual has a right to govern himself, all external government is tyranny. Hence the necessity of abolishing the State.”

Source : Benjamin Ricketson Tucker (1972). “State Socialism and Anarchism and Other Essays”, Ralph Myles Pub
“I photograph different people all the time. I like to shoot all kinds of people.”
“The first time I saw nitroglycerine was in the beginning of the Crimean War. Professor Zinin in St. Petersburg exhibited some to my father and me, and struck some on an anvil to show that only the part touched by the hammer exploded without spreading.”
“For the most part, executions happen in obscurity. If people did hear about executions, if they were publicized, even televised, I fear more would enjoy them than be repelled by them.”
“We still have to wait. The situation will repeat, we will get tired, but as long as we don't let go of each other's hand, then one day they will recognize that we are one.”
“If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.”
“It seems that most the world is driven by the eye, right? They design cities to look great but they always sound horrible, ... They design telephones to look great, but they sound horrible. I think it was about time that the other senses were celebrated.”

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