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  • Ben Harper on freedom

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    “That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.” -Ben Harper

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  • Jane Siberry on freedom

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    “Maybe a part of me recognized how right the improvising spirit of jazz is. Not the sounds, but the freedom to work with musicians who work that way. It felt very natural to me, but I think there’s a way to do it without it being a jazz record.” -Jane Siberry

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  • Phyllis Schlafly on freedom

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    “The United States is a giant island of freedom, achievement, wealth and prosperity in a world hostile to our values.” -Phyllis Schlafly

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  • Emmylou Harris on freedom

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    “I have just enough people paying attention that I have the freedom to be in charge. And I have a great record company – Nonesuch understands what I’m about.” -Emmylou Harris

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  • Mark Kennedy on freedom

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    “This enemy of peace in the world today is unlike any we have seen in the past, and our military is learning from, and building on, previous successes while carrying peace and freedom into the future.” -Mark Kennedy

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  • Paul Getty on freedom

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    “I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice over what I would do with the rest of my life.” -Paul Getty

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  • Dave Brubeck on freedom

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    “Jazz stands for freedom. It’s supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don’t be a perfectionist – leave that to the classical musicians.” -Dave Brubeck

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  • Moira Kelly on freedom

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    “I do have the freedom to choose what I want to do and I’ll continue to do that.” -Moira Kelly

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  • Ian MacKaye on freedom

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    “With Napster and the sharing of music, of course, there are going to be people who exploit it. Greed has no end. But there’s a lot of good that could happen. We shouldn’t let the economic concerns of the major labels infringe on our freedom to share music.” -Ian MacKaye

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  • Gary Ross on freedom

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    “History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution.” -Gary Ross

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  • Harriet Ann Jacobs on freedom

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    “There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.” -Harriet Ann Jacobs

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  • Indra Devi on freedom

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    “Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness.” -Indra Devi

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  • Mike Fitzpatrick on freedom

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    “The freedom to connect to the world anywhere at anytime brings with it the threat of unscrupulous predators and criminals who mask their activities with the anonymity the Internet provides to its users.” -Mike Fitzpatrick

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  • Bill Keller on freedom

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    “I don’t think that there is absolute freedom of the press. We operate under laws – against libel, for instance. The idea that there is some absolute press freedom is kind of a myth.” -Bill Keller

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  • Serj Tankian on freedom

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    “When I was younger, I was listening to a lot of Armenian music, you know, revolutionary music about freedom and protest. In the 70s I was listening to soul and the Bee Gees and ABBA, and funk.” -Serj Tankian

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  • Anita Brookner on freedom

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    “Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.” -Anita Brookner

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  • Theodor Herzl on freedom

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    “We believe that salvation is to be found in wholesome work in a beloved land. Work will provide our people with the bread of tomorrow, and moreover, with the honor of the tomorrow, the freedom of the tomorrow.” -Theodor Herzl

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  • Joe Baca on freedom

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    “Latinos have fought in all of America’s wars, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Many Latinos are fighting and dying for our country today in Iraq, just as several of their ancestors fought for freedom in Mexico over a century ago.” -Joe Baca

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  • Molly Ivins on freedom

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    “Havin’ fun while freedom fightin’ must be one of those lunatic Texas traits we get from the water – which is known to have lithium in it – because it goes all the way back to Sam Houston, surely the most lovable, the most human, and the funniest of all the great men this country

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  • Titus Livius on freedom

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    “The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.” -Titus Livius

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  • Carrie-Anne Moss on freedom

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    “Eventually I want to be a full-time mother who works occasionally – and being an actor you have that freedom.” -Carrie-Anne Moss

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  • Jeff Miller on freedom

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    “I have always been a firm believer in the longstanding American principle of having the right to bear arms and I will remain committed to see that this freedom is not infringed upon, revoked, or limited in any way.” -Jeff Miller

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  • Constance Baker Motley on freedom

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    “The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.” -Constance Baker Motley

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  • George Papandreou on freedom

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    “I think there is a heritage which I’m proud of, which is a fight for democracy, a fight for social justice, a fight for freedom. My grandfather went to jail or exile six times in his life, fighting for his principles for democracy, or for his country. And my father twice.” -George Papandreou

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  • Gary Bauer on freedom

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    “Republican values – strong families, faith, personal responsibility and freedom, among others – are not unique to specific subsets of the electorate. They are universal values, and it is Republicans’ job to remind Americans of that fact.” -Gary Bauer

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