John Steinbeck Quotes
This I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected.
Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. Viking Press, 1952.
There are few Islamic leaders who were so forthright about freedom of thought vis a vis religion.
Spinoza was one of the most feared intellectuals in human history—feared that is by the established power structures. He is the only known person who was excommunicated by the Catholics, the Jews and the Muslims—all were forbidden to read his works. He was the enemy of authority and advocated personal reason as the guide for men.
John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. was an American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception." He has been called "a giant of American letters," and many of his works are considered classics of Western literature.
