Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page C. E. M. Joad Quote “In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle.” ~ C. E. M. Joad (1891-1953)The Recovery of Belief, 1952 Civilization , Individual Rights , Speech Ratings and Comments Reply siddart, chennai 8/13/08 ''in schools and colleges students must survive and fight for their own individual rights'' Reply Mike, Norwalk 5/18/21 I’m not quite sure how to rate this. Words and concepts would first have to be defined for the reading audience. By example: Is the term “civilized” used to describe a contradistinction to barbarous or savage acts, or simply and uniquely as a state of society reduced to order and regular government. Using the conjunctive “and”, describes civilized and progressive as existing within the same class or type. Is progressive merely describing a forward or onward advancement, development, improvement or movement; or, socialism’s austere advancement or increase of a royal journey, marked by extent of severity. Hitler, Mao and Stalin all had what could be described as societies reduced to order and regular government with progressive classes, types and forms of socialism. Most descriptively, the sovereign individuals hiring servants for a body politic – inclusive of the de jure States united, ordered peace, inalienable rights and liberty while never considering an order reduction or a regular state of limiting governors. Reply jim k, Austin 5/18/21 SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This C. E. M. Joad quote is found in these categories: Civilization quotes Individual Rights quotes Speech quotes About C. E. M. Joad Bio of C. E. M. Joad Quotations by C. E. M. Joad Books by/about C. E. M. Joad C. E. M. Joad videos C. E. M. Joad on Wikipedia Astrological chart for C. E. M. Joad