1687: Mykhailo Drahomanov on Secular Democracy, Freethought, and Freedom of Conscience
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2026/05/08
“Centralization and freedom are mutually exclusive.”
“The history of each nation is conditioned by its geography.”
“This movement alone will bring both peace and progress to eastern Europe.”
“Freedom of conscience means freedom of belief and disbelief.”
“Freedom of conscience requires the abolition of the State church.”
“The rights of man and citizen are the indispensable condition for personal dignity and development.”
“Self-government is the basis for progress toward social justice.”
“No authority can be placed above the human mind.”
“People have no other way to reach truth.”
“There is a close connection between people’s ideas about state and civic order and their religious ideas.”
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