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Charles Evans Hughes

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.

Freedom

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If people are not allowed to express their unique ideas or lifestyles, their ability to make personal choices is taken away. True freedom depends on accepting and protecting individual differences rather than forcing everyone to be the same.

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