The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the compulsion of conformity or law.
Source: Commencement address at Barnard College, NYC, 6 Jun 1972.
-- Eleanor Holmes Norton, (Jun 13 1937-____), US government official; She was the asst. legal director of the ACLU, 1965- 70; professor of law, Georgetown University, 1982-____.