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George Orwell Quotes: If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
         

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.


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This page presents the quote "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.". Author of this quote is George Orwell. This quote is about freedom-of-speech, liberty,.