Mark Twain Quotes about Freedom
Following the Equator ch. 20, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" (1897)
Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.
Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.405, Courier Corporation
A discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty.
Mark Twain (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)”, p.1479, Delphi Classics
The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labor.
Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain’s Letters & Speeches (Annotated Edition)”, p.479, Jazzybee Verlag
Mark Twain (2017). “The Complete Novels of Mark Twain (Illustrated): 12 American Classics & Author’s Biography: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, A Horse’s Tale, The Prince and the Pauper, The American Claimant, The Mysterious Stranger…”, p.1544, e-artnow
Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.77, Courier Corporation