It is not when it is dangerous to tell the truth that its advocates are hardest to find, but when it is boring.
I understand by 'freedom of spirit' something quite definite - the unconditional will to say No, where it is dangerous to say No.
One does not want to be deceived, under the supposition that it is injurious, dangerous, or fatal to be deceived.
There is no more dangerous error than that of mistaking the consequence for the cause.
One has to take a somewhat bold and dangerous line with this existence: especially as, whatever happens, we are bound to lose it.