Harold J. Laski: “He must not suffer in his person or position because of the view he takes.”

The main thing was to be rid of the Divine Right of kings.

In a time of crisis, particularly, when the things we hold most dear are threatened, we shall find the desire to throw overboard the habits of tolerance, almost irresistible.

The case for the view that freedom of thought and speech is a good in itself is fairly easy to make.

Liberty means self-government, and self-government means the right of every man to be his own legislator.