C. S. Lewis on expression
C. S. Lewis93 quotes“She’s the sort of woman who lives for others – you can tell the others by their hunted expression.”
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Bess MyersonBess Myerson Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom.
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Bill MoyersBill Moyers Drawing is the most inalienable medium. It is private; it practically doesn’t have an audience in mind, just the artist’s expression.
Betty GoodwinBetty Goodwin The most serious problems of freedom of expression in our society today exist on our campuses. The assumption seems to be that the purpose of education is to induce correct opinion rather than to search for wisdom and to liberate the mind….
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