Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favor of free speech, then you’re in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favor of free speech.

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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. ― Marcus Aurelius

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Religion is based ... mainly upon fear ... fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand. My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race.

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Give yourself a gift: the present moment. ― Marcus Aurelius

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Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones. ― Marcus Aurelius

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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ― Marcus Aurelius

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Think of all the years passed by in which you said to yourself "I'll do it tomorrow," and how the gods have again and again granted you periods of grace of which you have not availed yourself. It is time to realize that you are a member of the Universe, that you are born of Nature itself, and to know that a limit has been set to your time. Use every moment wisely, to perceive your inner refulgence, or 'twill be gone and nevermore within your reach. ― Marcus Aurelius

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Written forms obscure our view of language. They are not so much a garment as a disguise.

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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. ― Marcus Aurelius

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Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back. ― Marcus Aurelius

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