“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

“We are the champions, my friends.”

— Freddie Mercury《We Are the Champions》

“With the abolition of private property, then, we shall have true, beautiful, healthy Individualism.”

— Oscar Wilde《The Soul of Man under Socialism》

“To people of her blood, liberty is everything, and they would set a town on fire to save themselves one day in prison.”

— Prosper Mérimée《Carmen》

“His mind relieved from inquietude respecting his Sister, and his Spirits raised by the hope of soon restoring her to freedom, He now had time to give a few moments to love and to Antonia.”

— Matthew Gregory Lewis《The Monk》

“Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.”

— Louisa May Alcott《Little Women》

“We are all in an uproar.”

— Jane Austen《Pride and Prejudice》

“But woman's freedom is closely allied with man's freedom, and many of my so-called emancipated sisters seem to overlook the fact that a child born in freedom needs the love and devotion of each human being about him, man as well as woman.”

— Emma Goldman《Anarchism and Other Essays》

“This gave me new life and spirits; and my heart burned within me, while I thought the time long till I obtained my freedom.”

— Olaudah Equiano《The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano》

“The good old soul did not dream that I was planning to bestow peace upon her, with regard to myself and my children; not by death, but by securing our freedom.”

— Harriet Jacobs《Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl》

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”

— Louisa May Alcott《Little Women》

“As for yourself, death shall come to you from the sea, and your life shall ebb away very gently when you are full of years and peace of mind, and your people shall bless you.”

— Homer《Odyssey》

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”

— Oscar Wilde《De Profundis》