Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.

Published on May 12, 2016 , under Quotes
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Source: Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch (1970), Introduction.

Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it. - Germaine Greer

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