But what is Freedom? Rightly understood,
A universal licence to be good.

Hartley Coleridge

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Topic

Nature of freedom Freedom

Author

Hartley Coleridge

Source

Liberty

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1833 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Coleridge, Hartley. Liberty. c. 1833, I. 13.

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God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners.

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Source
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Medium
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Current Citation

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Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.

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Topic
Freedom Apartheid

Author

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Language
English
Time
1985 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Mandela, Nelson. Statement declining offer of freedom. Presented by Zindzi Mandela. 10 Feb. 1985, Jabulani Stadium, Soweto, South Africa, Africa.

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The great question that has never been answered…is what does a woman want?

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Topic
Men and women
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Statement Type
Question
Language
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Time
1925 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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