Who said “You can only be free if I am free.”?

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Clarence Darrow. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceArguments in the Case of the Communist Labor Party (1920)

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Darrow, C. (n.d.). You can only be free if I am free. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18417-you-can-only-be-free-if-i-am/

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Darrow, Clarence. “You can only be free if I am free.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18417-you-can-only-be-free-if-i-am/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Darrow, Clarence. “You can only be free if I am free.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18417-you-can-only-be-free-if-i-am/.

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