February 11, 2010

#367

To the masses what matters is not whether they are free, but whether they believe they are free.
Whatever cripples their freedom does not alarm them, unless they are told it should.

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1 comment:

  1. The original Spanish is:

    Al vulgo no le importa ser, sino creerse, libre.
    Lo que mutile su libertad no lo alarma, si no se lo dicen.

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