In Good Will Hunting Will says "Liberty is the soul's right to breathe" Does anyone know who originally said this and perhaps in what book it is published in?
Thanks
2007-02-05 07:54:31 · 6 answers · asked by James 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Much appreciated
2007-02-05 08:07:43 · update #1
"Liberty is the soul's right to breathe and,
when it cannot take a long breath,
laws are girdled too tight."
--Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit, 1887
2007-02-05 08:41:19 · answer #1 · answered by Unexpectedly George 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life Thoughts: Gathered from the Extemporaneous Discourses of Henry Ward Beecher
by Henry Ward Beecher - 1858 - 299 pages
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LIBERTY is the soul's right to breathe, and when it cannot take a long breath, laws are girdled too tight. Without liberty man is in a syncope.
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Figured you would want the full quote exactly as written in 1858.
This is from the book and it is a stand alone paragraph.
2007-02-05 16:55:36 · answer #2 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
2007-02-05 17:30:05 · answer #3 · answered by froggiegirl1013 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from Rev. Henry Ward Beecher....Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit, 1887
2007-02-05 16:03:44 · answer #4 · answered by Dave K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is usually credited with it.
I don't know a specific cite though.
2007-02-05 16:03:08 · answer #5 · answered by starnut68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his name is wilt
2007-02-05 16:28:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋