"Of what use is freedom of speech to those who fear to offend?"

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Source : Roger Ebert (1997). “Roger Ebert's Video Companion”, Andrews McMeel Pub

Roger Ebert

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“When we are in doubt whether an action is good or bad, abstain from it.”
“There is nothing that you may not get people to believe in if you will only tell it them loud enough and often enough, till the welkin rings with it.”
“The very essence of gravity was design, and, consequently, deceit; it was a taught trick to gain credit of the world for more sense end knowledge than a man was worth; and that with all its pretensions it was no better, but often worse, than what a French wit had long ago defined it--a mysterious carriage of the body to cover the defects of the mind.”
“When greatness descends from its lofty pedestal, it assumes human dimensions.”
“Every candle that gets lit in the dark room must feel a little rejection from the darkness around it, but the last thing I want from those who hold a different world view to me is to accept me.”
“With all of the holiday cheer in the air, it's easy to overlook the ingredients in the foods. Ingredients such as salt, sugar, and fat - all of which leads to diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, strokes, heart disease, and cancer.”
“So long as there is any subject which men may not freely discuss, they are timid upon all subjects.”
“Art and money are closely related. Try sitting down with a group of artists and ask them what's on their mind. Very quickly the topic shifts to money. And it can be very hard to get them off that subject.”

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