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Robert G. Ingersoll Quotes: By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the right to think wrong.
         

By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the right to think wrong.


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This page presents the quote "By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the right to think wrong.". Author of this quote is Robert G. Ingersoll. This quote is about liberty, human, rights,.