The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

—Herbert Agar

About Herbert Agar

Herbert Sebastian Agar (29 September 1897 – 24 November 1980) was an American journalist and historian, and an editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal.

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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.

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Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

—Daniel J. Boorstin

To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.

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This wholesale invasion of Americans’ and foreign citizens’ privacy does not contribute to our security; it puts in danger the very liberties we’re trying to protect.

—Daniel Ellsberg

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