1209: Frederick Douglass – Freedom of Speech is the Dread of Tyrants

Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. —Frederick DouglassDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.34MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 212KB
Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. —Frederick DouglassDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.39MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 280KB

Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. —Frederick Douglass