Rainis quotes

“Those accept an obligation lightly who feel lightly about letting it drop.”
-- Rainis

#Freedom Quotes #Accepting Quotes #Obligation Quotes

“Freedom is never given; it is won.”

Source : Keynote speech given at the Second National Negro Congress, 1937.

“Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.”

“As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”

“But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.”

“The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.”

“So you have to accept facts as fact.”

“The latest indication we have is that Amado is experiencing some delay in getting his visa. We understand that and we can accept that as a plausible reason for him not to be here.”

“If someone doesn't fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you're holding them back from excelling elsewhere.”

“I always felt a weird obligation to be adventurous.”

“Art has an obligation to offend”