The finest thing in people: speaking freely.

The source

"The finest thing in people: speaking freely." Diogenes said it in Diogenes Laertius 6.69. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ἐρωτηθεὶς τί κάλλιστον ἐν ἀνθρώποις, ἔφη, παρρησία."

Original Greek, Diogenes Laertius 6.69. Greek: Hicks 1925 Loeb text via Perseus.

Who said it

Diogenes (c. 412–323 BC). The Cynic who lived in a jar in Athens and told Alexander the Great to get out of his sun.

Questions

Who said "The finest thing in people: speaking freely."?

Diogenes (c. 412–323 BC). Source: Diogenes Laertius 6.69.

What is the original Greek?

Ἐρωτηθεὶς τί κάλλιστον ἐν ἀνθρώποις, ἔφη, παρρησία. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.