We think within languages that constrain us; liberation requ... - Quentin Skinner

"We think within languages that constrain us; liberation requires learning new languages, new ways of speaking."

Quentin Skinner Freedom

Historian Philosopher British Born 1940 (age 86)

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"The past is not dead; it is not even past."

"Ideas have consequences, and the historian's task is to trace them."

"We must understand the languages in which the past speaks to us."

"The study of history is the study of human possibility."

"Freedom to pursue your passion is precious."

"Freedom comes at a cost."

"Order isn't restriction. It's freedom."

"Freedom comes with responsibility"