Freedom of Speech

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© 2009 - Ben Heine

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"The first principle of a free society is an
untrammeled flow of words in an open forum"
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(Adlai E. Stevenson, 1900-1965, Lawyer, Politician)

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Freedom of Speech

By Aleksandra Lachut

Right to speak and share our thoughts
Freedom's mantra always taught
We may not agree with all we hear
The right to say it very clear

No matter what our thoughts in life
Each individual has the right
To speak with all determination
What we feel within this nation

And so our freedom's right to glory
Is documented in every story
No matter if we don't agree
The right say it makes us free

I may not like what I will hear
But it's your right and that is clear
To speak your mind with no exclusion
For freedom there is no intrusion

You will know the words I'm speaking
Perhaps for you their worth repeating
But if they're not they're mine to say
The privilege held in freedom's way

(Poem's source: poemhunter.com)

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"I disagree with what you have to say but will
fight to the death to protect your right to say it"
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(Voltaire, 1694-1778, writer, philosopher)

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(Click to enlarge)
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Just a little tutorial... :) ...and one of my first attempts to make a total digital work. This one is very simple in it's form. I will do more complex digital creations in the near future. I'm still learning everyday.

As you know, I tend to think that good concepts are more important than technique anyway.

(see also some more photo editing here)
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Filled With Fire
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(Ben Heine © Cartoons)
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Freedom

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By Daniel Hooks

We are free to be free
To make our own destiny
To shine like the sun
To become one
To hide under the moon
Under in the gloom
To run with the deer
To make worry disappear
To listen and to hear
To love and to fear
To make our minds be clear
To laugh and to cheer
To travel and to steer
In the path we have chosen
To be hot or cold or even frozen
We are free to be free
To make our own destiny
And to look back from the finish line
And to shout with joy and not to whine.

(The poem appeared on writeoutloud.net)

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