United Kingdom, Philosopher February 1, 1872
Alexander Meiklejohn (/ˈmɪkəlˌdʒɒn/; 3 February 1872 – 17 December 1964) was a philosopher, university administrator, educational reformer, and free-speech advocate. He served as dean of Brown University and president of Amherst College.
Democracy is the art of thinking independently together.
There is, I think, nothing in the world more futile than the attempt to find out how a task should be done when one has not yet decided what the task is.
Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression are always greater than the dangers to the safety resulting from political freedom. Suppression is always foolish. Freedom is always wise.
Civilization is not a burden. It is an opportunity.
Freedom is always wise.
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