
July 1, 1960. From the Canadian Bill of Rights.
Lincoln Hall Speech (1879)
July 1, 1960. From the Canadian Bill of Rights.
Source: Castle Series, Castle in the Air (1990), p. 31.
Context: "Maybe," he said, "you should be more careful about whom you let your dog bite."
"Not I!" said Jamal. "I am a believer of free will. If my dog chooses to hate the whole human race except myself, it must be free to do so."
2014, Queensland University Address (November 2014)
Context: America supports free and fair elections, because citizens must be free to choose their own leaders -- as in Thailand where we are urging a quick return to inclusive, civilian rule. We support freedom of assembly, and freedom of speech, and freedom of the press, a free and open Internet, strong civil societies, because the voices of the people must be heard and leaders must be held accountable -- even though it’s uncomfortable sometimes. [... ] We support strong institutions and independent judiciaries and open government, because the rule of force must give way to the rule of law. And in that same fashion, the United States will continue to stand up for the inherent dignity of every human being. Now, dignity begins with the most basic of needs -- a life free of hunger and disease and want.
“You are free to choose, but you are not free to alter the consequences of your decisions.”
“A free religion and a free people in a free land.”
Speech in Merthyr Tydfil (November 1890), quoted in Thomas Jones, Lloyd George (London: Oxford University Press, 1951), p. 11.
Backbench MP
“A people free to choose will always choose peace.”
Variant: A people free to choose will always choose peace
“When people are free to choose, they choose freedom.”
Speech to the Industrial League of Orange County (14 March 1991) http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/108266
Post-Prime Ministerial