Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson — a remark

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“Freedom is not a gift that one receives; it is a right that one must constantly defend.”

Original: Frihet er ikke en gave man mottar; det er en rett man uavbrutt må forsvare. — A powerful reminder of the ongoing duty required to preserve liberty · Political speech (Norwegian)

About Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

8 December 1832–26 April 1910

Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was born on 8 December 1832 in Kvikne, a mountain district in what is now Innlandet, Norway, and died on 26 April 1910 in Paris. During his long life he became, by turns and often simultaneously, a novelist, poet, dramatist, editor, theatre director, lecturer, political agitator, public…

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