intellectual freedom
idiom
: freedom that allows people to think about or study what they want
the library's commitment to intellectual freedom
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The world’s most powerful nation, a beacon of intellectual freedom for centuries, is now in danger of coming under the control of a demagogue who wants to build an authoritarian regime on the foundation of misinformation and lies.
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Sunil Mehta, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
According to Sakharov, the obliteration of intellectual freedom by dictators in their efforts to maintain power resulted in the mental and moral degradation of society, and was therefore self-destructive.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
The removal of books solely based on ideological or partisan objections is contrary to the principle of intellectual freedom and should never occur.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Censorship fights are dependent on communities coming out to support intellectual freedom and on students participating in advocacy.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
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Sunil Mehta, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
According to Sakharov, the obliteration of intellectual freedom by dictators in their efforts to maintain power resulted in the mental and moral degradation of society, and was therefore self-destructive.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
The removal of books solely based on ideological or partisan objections is contrary to the principle of intellectual freedom and should never occur.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Censorship fights are dependent on communities coming out to support intellectual freedom and on students participating in advocacy.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Intellectual freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intellectual%20freedom. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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