they will come true, and be fulfilled, somewhen, somewhere, somehow.
It may be in a shape very different from that which you, or I, or any
man expects; but still they will be fulfilled.

But if they are to come true, it is we, the individual men, who must
help them to come true for the whole world, by practising them
ourselves, when and where we can. And I tell you--that in becoming
scientific men, in studying science and acquiring the scientific
habit of mind, you will find yourselves enjoying a freedom, an
equality, a brotherhood, such as you will not find elsewhere just
now.

Freedom: what do we want freedom for? For this, at least; that we
may be each and all able to think what we choose; and to say what we
choose also, provided we do not say it rudely or violently, so as to
provoke a breach of the peace. That last was Mr. Buckle's definition
of freedom of speech. That was the only limit to it which he would
allow; and I think that that is Mr. John Stuart Mill's limit also.
It is mine. And I think we have that kind of freedom in these
islands as perfectly as any men are likely to have it on this earth.

But what I complain of is, that when men have got the freedom, three
out of four of them will not use it. What?--someone will answer--Do
you suppose that I will not say what I choose, and that I dare not
speak my own mind to any man? Doubtless. But are you sure first,
that you think what you choose, or only what someone else chooses for
you? Are you sure that you make up your own mind before you speak,
or let someone else make it up for you? Your speech may be free
enough, my good friend; and Heaven forbid that it should be anything
else: but are your thoughts free likewise? Are you sure that,