How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech.

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People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid. | People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

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