Quotes by Saint-Exupery, Antoine De

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which >>

I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind. >>

What do we mean by setting a man free? You cannot free a man who dwell >>

Quotations about Liberty

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once. >>

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liber >>

Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments. >>

What do we mean by setting a man free? You cannot free a man who dwells in a desert and is an unfeeling brute. There is no liberty except the liberty of some one making his way towards something. Such a man can be set free if you will teach him the meaning of thirst, and how to trace a path to a well. Only then will he embark upon a course of action that will not be without significance. You could not liberate a stone if there were no law of gravity -- for where will the stone go, once it is quarried?

Saint-Exupery, Antoine De