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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."
Albert Camus"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
George Washington"It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men."
Samuel Adams"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest."
Denis Diderot"Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen."
Warren E. Burger"Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought."
Pope John Paul II"Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended."
George W. Bush"May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right."
Peter Marshall"'Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded."
Friedrich August von Hayek"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."
Ronald Reagan"Freedom is never given; it is won."
A. Philip Randolph"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere."
Voltaire"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."
Moshe Dayan"When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free."
Charles Evans Hughes"A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom."
Bob Dylan"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined."
Patrick Henry"We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun."
William Glasser"Freedom is not enough."
Lyndon B. Johnson"Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country."
Marquis de Lafayette"If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom."
Dwight D. Eisenhower"We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail."
George W. Bush"The work of art is a scream of freedom."
Christo"I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free."
Nikos Kazantzakis"Freedom is something that dies unless it's used."
Hunter S. Thompson"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect."
Eleanor Roosevelt"Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you. -Jean"
Paul Sartre"There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought."
Charles Kingsley"The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them."
Patrick Henry"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Thomas Jefferson"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better."
Albert Camus"Freedom is the recognition of necessity."
Friedrich Engels"There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free."
Walter Cronkite"Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces."
Charlie Dent"The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission."
John F. Kennedy"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
George Orwell"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
Thomas Paine"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
Nelson Mandela"Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought. -John Dalberg"
Acton"Freedom lies in being bold."
Robert Frost"Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others."
Coretta Scott King"Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself."
Robert Foster Bennett"Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity."
Herbert Hoover"True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion."
Corliss Lamont"A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life."
Suze Orman"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom."
John Locke"I'll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!"
Nina Simone"Responsibility is the price of freedom."
Elbert Hubbard"As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility."
Arnold J. Toynbee"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."
Soren Kierkegaard"What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist."
Salman Rushdie"I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom."
Simone de Beauvoir"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."
John F. Kennedy"Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from."
Vernon Howard"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."
Pericles"Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it."
Woodrow Wilson"My idea of freedom is that we should protect the rights of people to believe what their conscience dictates, but fight equally hard to protect people from having the beliefs of others imposed upon them."
Justin Trudeau"Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times."
Suzanne Collins"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom."
George Washington Carver"Freedom of speech is a human right and the foundation upon which democracy is built. Any restriction of freedom of speech is a restriction upon democracy."
Deeyah Khan"It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony."
Benjamin Britten"To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment."
Eckhart Tolle"Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom."
Marilyn Ferguson"Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police."
Tony Blair"The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms."
William O. Douglas"It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty."
John C. Calhoun"We must be willing to pay a price for freedom."
H. L. Mencken"You can only be free if I am free."
Clarence Darrow"Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people."
John Adams"The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I'd rather not be in a cage. I'd rather be dead. And it's real simple. And I think it's not that uncommon."
Angelina Jolie"The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave."
Thomas Jefferson"Every man must have the right fearlessly to think independently and express his opinion about what he knows, what he has personally thought about and experienced, and not merely to express with slightly different variations the opinion which has been inculcated in him."
Mstislav Rostropovich"The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose."
Thornton Wilder"It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them."
Mark Twain"Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure."
Bertrand Russell"What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don't expect freedom to survive very long."
Thomas Sowell"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."
George Washington"Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be."
Daniel J. Boorstin"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!"
Marcus Garvey"To be honest, I've always had far too much freedom. I had a job when I was 10. I started living on my own when I was 17 or 18. I've earned my own money; I've traveled the world. What would I rebel against?"
Emma Watson"Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom."
Nelson Mandela"A kite needs to be tied down in order to fly. I learned how important restrictions can sometimes be in order to experience freedom."
Damien Rice"When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again."
Edith Hamilton"Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization."
Charles Lindbergh"When more Americans prefer freebies to freedom, these great United States will become a fertile ground for tyranny."
Allen West"Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it."
Mikhail Bakunin"The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws."
Ernest Holmes"When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state."
Vladimir Lenin"Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet."
Hedy Lamarr"Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics."
Victor Pinchuk"We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it."
Boris Yeltsin"Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom."
Alexis de Tocqueville"Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family."
Madonna Ciccone"In a perfect world, there would be freedom of religion and freedom for all religions to exercise their religion everywhere."
Naftali Bennett"Man is free at the moment he wishes to be."
Voltaire"What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man."
Robert Green Ingersoll"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made."
Franklin D. Roosevelt"Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free."
Jim Morrison"Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery."
Wayne Dyer"No man is good enough to be another's master."
William Morris"When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society."
Pope John Paul II"One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it."
Ferdinand Mount"Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed."
Edmund Burke"Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged."
Ronald Reagan"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it."
Abraham Lincoln"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it."
George Bernard Shaw"I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."
Robert A. Heinlein"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty."
John Adams"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free."
Rosa Parks"Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us."
Daniel Dennett"In Iran, there is no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no independent judiciary, no free elections. There is no freedom of religion - not even for Shiites, who are forced by Iran's theocracy to adhere to one narrow set of official rules."
Elliott Abrams"There are those who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American Dream."
Archibald MacLeish"I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom."
Bob Dylan"I think this society suffers so much from too much freedom, too many rights that allow people to be irresponsible."
Boyd Rice"Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric."
Thomas Sowell"America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought."
Benazir Bhutto"Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect."
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao"I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so excited, but I still care a lot about liberty, freedom of speech and expression, and fairness in journalism."
Kate Adie"We are a nation of immigrants, a quilt of many colors, and we've managed over more than two centuries to create a way of life that allows for a reasonable degree of upward mobility, that prizes individual liberty, promotes freedom of religion and genuinely values equal rights for all citizens."
Jay Parini"Success is the freedom to do what you want, with whom you want, when you want, wherever you want."
Conan Stevens"I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand."
Yasser Arafat"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom."
Hannah Arendt"A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free."
Arthur Schopenhauer"True success, true happiness lies in freedom and fulfillment."
Dada Vaswani"We've seen over time that countries that have the best economic growth are those that have good governance, and good governance comes from freedom of communication. It comes from ending corruption. It comes from a populace that can go online and say, 'This politician is corrupt, this administrator, or this public official is corrupt.'"
Ramez Naam"The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism."
Wole Soyinka"I have the most openness about my art... It's total freedom and willingness to work. I'm willing really to walk on the edge, and if I haven't achieved it, that's where I want to go. But in my life - maybe because my life has been so traumatic, so absurd - there hasn't been one normal, happy thing."
Eva Hesse"You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box."
George W. Bush"Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it."
Germaine Greer"For generations, America has served as a beacon of hope and freedom for those outside her borders, and as a land of limitless opportunity for those risking everything to seek a better life. Their talents and contributions have continued to enrich our country."
Spencer Bachus"Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most."
Haruki Murakami"Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society."
Felix Frankfurter"The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask."
Jim Morrison"Man is not free unless government is limited."
Ronald Reagan"At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide."
Abraham Lincoln"The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit."
Ralph Waldo Emerson"Freedom is from within."
Frank Lloyd Wright"Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else."
Epictetus"No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare."
James Madison"'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights."
Dag Hammarskjold"You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom."
Clarence Darrow"Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost. -Jean"
Jacques Rousseau"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."
Martin Luther King, Jr."A hungry man is not a free man."
Adlai Stevenson I"There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires."
Nelson Mandela"The road to freedom must be uphill, even if it is arduous and frustrating."
Andrew Goodman"'Gimme a Break' ran for six years and gave me the kind of money and freedom that I'd dreamed would make me happy. It didn't."
Nell Carter"To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom."
Rowan Atkinson"When truth is no longer free, freedom is no longer real: the truths of the police are the truths of today."
Jacques Prevert"Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?"
George Carlin"We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right."
George H. W. Bush"Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently."
Rosa Luxemburg"I'm just living my life the way I want to. I have the freedom to do that."
Dan Bilzerian"If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought, not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr."Australia is not a secular country. It is a free country. This is a nation where you have the freedom to follow any belief system you choose."
Scott Morrison"Freedom is our most precious commodity and if we are not eternally vigilant, government will take it all away. Individual freedom demands individual responsibility."
Lyn Nofziger"Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will."
Nelson Mandela"The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself."
Gilbert K. Chesterton"A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom."
Roald Dahl"Conservatism is about freedom, yes. But it is also about the institutions and attitudes that shape the responsible citizen, and ensure that freedom is a benefit to us all. Conservatism is therefore also about the limits to freedom."
Roger Scruton"Freedom without limits is just a word."
Terry Pratchett"Let a new earth rise. Let another world be born. Let a bloody peace be written in the sky. Let a second generation full of courage issue forth; let a people loving freedom come to growth."
Margaret Walker"Freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that 'Oh, I don't get involved in politics,' as if that makes someone cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable."
Bill Maher"The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom."
Georg Cantor"Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has."
Anita Brookner"Financial freedom is available to those who learn about it and work for it."
Robert Kiyosaki"Education is freedom."
Paulo Freire"Perhaps one reason we are fascinated by cats is because such a small animal can contain so much independence, dignity, and freedom of spirit. Unlike the dog, the cat's personality is never bet on a human's. He demands acceptance on his own terms."
Lloyd Alexander"Men who want to support women in our struggle for freedom and justice should understand that it is not terrifically important to us that they learn to cry; it is important to us that they stop the crimes of violence against us."
Andrea Dworkin"Being born in Cuba, a country where freedom of speech is non-existent, it's startling to observe how Venezuela, where I was happily raised, is fast becoming Cuba's mirror image: Dismantling of fundamental democratic rights deserved by its people and citizens of the world."
Maria Conchita Alonso"Implicit in true freedom of spirit lies a proud and virile will. Such glorious power of free will to choose, envisages beneficent social responsibility as manifest and welcome."
Louis Sullivan"America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world."
John Doolittle"Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are put in peril."
William Lloyd Garrison"Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him."
Robert McNamara"I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought."
Jimmy Wales"Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement."
Nelson Mandela"Do not allow to slip away from you freedoms the people who came before you won with such hard knocks."
D. H. Lawrence"But it wasn't until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130's all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom."
Rick Perry"We're giving our freedoms away. The American experiment was about freedom. Freedom to be stupid, freedom to fail, freedom to succeed."
Glenn Beck"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change."
Dan Quayle"The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world."
Elizabeth Dole"There is only one cure for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces, and that cure is freedom."
Thomas Babington Macaulay"It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle."
Rollo May"Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out."
Thich Nhat Hanh"The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion."
Billy Graham"I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few."
William Morris"Freedom means the freedom to be stupid, and that's what I want."
Penn Jillette"Man should be master of his environment, not its slave. That is what freedom means."
Anthony Eden"My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones."
Taya Kyle"People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy is the ongoing pursuit of the common good by all of the people."
Saul Alinsky"Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech."
Benjamin Franklin"Freedom without rules doesn't work. And communities do not work unless they are regulated by etiquette."
Judith Martin"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."
Winston Churchill"Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate."
Hubert H. Humphrey"The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history."
Mike Fitzpatrick"The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other."
David Riesman"The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency."
Aldous Huxley"In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival."
Noam Chomsky"There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors."
J. Robert Oppenheimer"Civility is not not saying negative or harsh things. It is not the absence of critical analysis. It is the manner in which we are sharing this territorial freedom of political discussion. If our discourse is yelled and screamed and interrupted and patronized, that's uncivil."
Richard Dreyfuss"If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom."
Kofi Annan"Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it."
Jack Kevorkian"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development."
Kofi Annan"The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree."
Thomas Campbell"On a motorcycle, you can't really think about more than where you are. There's a freedom that comes with that - from stress, worry, sweating the small stuff."
Laurence Fishburne"I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom."
Gianni Versace"Freedom is not negotiable."
Andy Garcia"The Internet and digital technologies can and will boost economic, social, and political development, including by vastly expanding the capacity of individuals to enjoy their right to freedom of speech and expression, which is key to empowering human rights."
Alexander De Croo"The clash of ideas is the sound of freedom."
Lady Bird Johnson"Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice."
Nancy Pelosi"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it."
John Stuart Mill"But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint."
Edmund Burke"Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny."
Trent Lott"You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing."
Tertullian"I believe firmly that in making ethical decisions, man has the prerogative of true freedom of choice."
Corliss Lamont"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom."
Soren Kierkegaard"Freedom is not worth fighting for if it means no more than license for everyone to get as much as he can for himself."
Dorothy Canfield Fisher"All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it."
Samuel Johnson"The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true."
George W. Bush"The more liberty you give away the more you will have."
Robert Green Ingersoll"When we say that the persistence of competition is ensured by fate, we mean that individual freedom is so guaranteed. The one thing to which fate binds us is liberty."
John Bates Clark"To be truly free, you should be ready to risk everything for freedom."
Pavel Durov"If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom."
Robert Frost"The libertarian worship of individual freedom, and contempt for social convention, comes easiest to people who have never really had to grow up."
George Packer"Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom."
Rabindranath Tagore"I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America."
Alexis de Tocqueville"Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons."
Garrett Hardin"Freedom isn't to do what you want at somebody else's expense."
John Lydon"I've sold my soul for freedom. It's lonely but it's sweet."
Melissa Etheridge"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid."
Dwight D. Eisenhower"I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom of expression, the truth and the good will outweigh the bad."
Matt Mullenweg"Singing provides a true sense of lightheartedness. If I sing when I am alone, I feel wonderful. It's freedom."
Andrea Bocelli"Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay."
Prince"I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building."
Edward Snowden"When you're not concerned with succeeding, you can work with complete freedom."
Larry David"Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians."
Dave Brubeck"To the nameless and unsung heroes of our freedom struggle, we offer our humble tribute. Their life-blood nourishes the body of independent India."
Rajiv Gandhi"Freedom of being alone is intoxicating."
Kangana Ranaut"The task for sociology is to come to the help of the individual. We have to be in service of freedom. It is something we have lost sight of."
Zygmunt Bauman"Freedom is what everyone wants - to be able to act and live with freedom. But the only way to get to a place of freedom is through discipline."
Jocko Willink"Once people enjoy the taste of freedom, there is no turning back."
Neil Bush"Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?"
Mahatma Gandhi"Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules."
Anna Quindlen"Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions."
Ian Smith"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter."
Chris Eubank Sr."The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery other than in prisons - but it was a lie that you regained your freedom once you left the prison gates."
Susan Burton"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent."
Martin Luther King, Jr."Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we must never forget all they have done to ensure our freedom."
Rodney Frelinghuysen"Peace along with freedom and justice are the pillars for attaining both security and stability and will pave the way towards the eradication of oppression, extremism, and terrorism in our world."
Najib Mikati"Human beings crave freedom at their core."
John Ensign"The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress."
Ernest Renan"For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged."
Alice Walker"My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.'"
Malala Yousafzai"Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men."
Ayn Rand"Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty."
Frank Herbert"Free men are the strongest men."
Wendell Willkie"Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much."
Bill Owens"Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts."
Baruch Spinoza"I think I have a right to live my life the way I like."
Malala Yousafzai"Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law."
Marcus Tullius Cicero"They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon."
Bobby Sands"Climbing is all about freedom, the freedom to go beyond all the rules and take a chance, to experience something new, to gain insight into human nature."
Reinhold Messner"The man form is higher than the angel form; of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he aspires to freedom."
Paramahansa Yogananda"Two things form the bedrock of any open society - freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don't have those things, you don't have a free country."
Salman Rushdie"Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying."
Mikhail Bakunin"Now you know my credo: Free-market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. And let me add to that from our Founding Fathers: Our Creator endowed us with the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In other words, freedom."
Lawrence Kudlow"Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes."
Robert Kennedy"Everyone has his or her own opinion and I always welcome criticism. That's why we have freedom of expression and that's also what I stand for - but I won't stand for insults."
Ilkay Gundogan"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one."
A. J. Liebling"Money's the cheapest thing. Liberty and freedom is the most expensive."
Bill Cunningham"Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that's pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock."
Kurt Cobain"Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for if we stumble and fall, freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin."
Henry Cabot Lodge"As Canadians who proudly demand the equal treatment of minorities, religious freedom, gender equality and basic human rights for its citizens - allowing our political leaders to shamefully ignore these values in the name of business abroad, falls short of the high standard we rightfully set for ourselves."
Jagmeet Singh"We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Abraham Lincoln"Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women."
Arnold Schwarzenegger"In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom."
J. G. Ballard"I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline."
Jake Gyllenhaal"I took up arms for the freedom of my color. It is our own - we will defend it or perish."
Toussaint Louverture"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."
George Orwell"America's freedom of religion, and freedom from religion, offers every wisdom tradition an opportunity to address our soul-deep needs: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, secular humanism, agnosticism and atheism among others."
Parker Palmer"The thing is this: You got to have fun while you're fightin' for freedom, 'cause you don't always win."
Molly Ivins"The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world."
Virginia Foxx"The paradox of faith is that when we conform our lives to Christ then we gain our true freedom. And its fruit is profound and lasting happiness."
Vincent Nichols"I love the freedom of voice-over and the ability to play multiple characters I could never play in real life: a hot young woman, a little boy."
Alex Borstein"Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life."
Arthur Schopenhauer"Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity."
Karl Marx"Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent."
Mike Tyson"You have freedom when you're easy in your harness."
Robert Frost"The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom."
Ralph Waldo Emerson"Freedom is the only law which genius knows."
James Russell Lowell"Stockholm is unique in that it's built on islands and surrounded by water, so you get this enormous sense of freedom. It's got everything you could possibly need - everything New York or London has but without all the people and traffic. It's also become a very creative city, not only for music but also for fashion and computer games."
Bjorn Ulvaeus"Negative freedom is freedom from - freedom from oppression, whether it's a colonial power or addiction to alcohol oppressing you. You need to be freed from negative freedom. Positive freedom is freedom for, freedom to be. And that's what's routinely ignored today."
Os Guinness"Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up."
Aung San Suu Kyi"I would rather die in freedom on my way back home than starve to death here."
Morning Star"The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class-it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity."
Anna Julia Cooper"You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists."
Abbie Hoffman"Hate speech and freedom of speech are two different things."
Leslie Jones"I say there is not more happiness for me than the freedom of my Homeland."
Islom Karimov"The best thing about being rich is the freedom; freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want. It doesn't suck."
Tommy Lee"The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom."
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel"When government - in pursuit of good intentions - tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player."
Milton Friedman"Independence means we enjoy freedom. We are not colonised by people. And we can govern our own country and develop it independently so that our people can live a better life."
Mahathir Mohamad"In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties."
Henri Frederic Amiel"We don't believe that winning elections and winning any amount of votes will win freedom in Ireland. At the end of the day, it will be the cutting edge of the IRA which will bring freedom."
Martin McGuinness"Freedom has never been free."
Medgar Evers"True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price."
Bryant H. McGill"I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress."
Frederick Douglass"Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom."
Friedrich Schiller"A philosophy of freedom must set out from the experience of thinking, for it is through this experience of thinking that a human being discovers his own self, finds his bearings as an independent personality."
Rudolf Steiner"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself."
Jim Morrison"You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, 'This is my kingdom.'"
Salma Hayek"To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom."
Maya Lin"Freedom - to walk free and own no superior."
Walt Whitman"None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence."
John Milton"I wish we would all remember that being American is not just about the freedom we have; it is about those who gave it to us."
Mike Huckabee"Our Constitution exists to secure individual freedom, the essential condition of human flourishing. Liberty is not provided by government; liberty preexists government. It's our natural birthright, not a gift from the sovereign. Our founders upended things and divided power to enshrine a promise, not a process."
Don Willett"It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom."
Quentin Crisp"Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom."
Friedrich August von Hayek"Liberty is worth paying for."
Jules Verne"Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err."
Mahatma Gandhi"Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories."
Wendell Phillips"Liberation is not deliverance."
Victor Hugo"We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless."
Lech Walesa"The link between my experience as an entrepreneur and that of a politician is all in one word: freedom."
Silvio Berlusconi"The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment."
Franklin D. Roosevelt"Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. -John Dalberg"
Acton"To be able to love and live in freedom means to be able to make godly decisions. To make godly decisions we have to surrender our egos and all the falsity and shame that goes with it."
James McGreevey"Freedom rings where opinions clash."
Adlai Stevenson I"All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'"
John F. Kennedy"If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom."
Bayard Rustin"There's not a day goes by that I don't appreciate the freedom that I have to make music and tour and spend time with my family."
Sam Hunt"The basis for all human relationships and where we derive our greatest strength and power, trust is single-handedly the most powerful source of positive energy and, once in place, unlocks a freedom and peace to explore."
Angela Ahrendts"I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other."
Chris Patten"Art, it seems to me, doesn't need freedom so much as it needs courage and love - some would call it 'soul' or 'Eros.'"
Michael Leunig"We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death."
Angela Davis"If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too."
W. Somerset Maugham"We have the freedom of speech. We are able to hold hands in protest and stand up for what we believe in and have people hear what you have to say."
Randy Orton"To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom."
Patti Smith"For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom."
Olof Palme"I love to create, and to me, the ultimate freedom of expression is a blank canvas or a block of clay to capture whatever emotions your imagination gives it."
Daniel Boulud"Cats are the runes of beauty, invincibility, wonder, pride, freedom, coldness, self-sufficiency, and dainty individuality - the qualities of sensitive, enlightened, mentally developed, pagan, cynical, poetic, philosophic, dispassionate, reserved, independent, Nietzschean, unbroken, civilised, master-class men."
H. P. Lovecraft"Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away."
David Allan Coe"History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces. Throughout our history, they've answered the call in bravery and sacrifice."
Tim Pawlenty"Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric sense of freedom."
Arthur Erickson"Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness."
Indra Devi"What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'"
Marilyn vos Savant"With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice."
Dan Lipinski"We all have the right of freedom of speech under the First Amendment. We all don't have to agree with one another on our opinions. Everyone in my circle, that I run around with, we all feel the same about God, country, integrity and character."
Luke Scott"Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits."
Thomas Jefferson"True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others."
Jonathan Sacks"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations."
James Madison"You don't have true freedom until you allow a diversity of opinion and a diversity of voices."
Don Lemon"It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree."
Leo McKern"I think female solitude is a mental condition as well as a physical state. You can be married and a spinster. I think spinster is an identity every woman can claim, if she will... I feel like a lot of women, or a lot of feminists, joke about taking to the sea or living alone in a cottage as this kind of fun freedom."
Daniel Mallory Ortberg"In times such as these, people should recognize that evil knows no borders, knows no limits and knows no compassion. Those around the globe that value freedom must continue to persevere even in the darkest of times."
Michael C. Burgess"Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law."
Demosthenes"I believe that God has planted in every heart the desire to live in freedom."
George W. Bush"Real freedom is creative, proactive, and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past."
Kenny Loggins"Today's Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish."
Thurgood Marshall"Heresy is another word for freedom of thought."
Graham Greene"As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost and science can never regress."
Marcel Proust"I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas."
Ron Paul"We should favor innovation and freedom over regulation."
George Allen"Freedom - an occupied space which must be reoccupied every day."
John Ralston Saul"We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one."
Herbert Spencer"Freedom is the right to one's dignity as a man."
Archibald MacLeish"Obedience is detachment from the self. This is the most radical detachment of all. But what is the self? The self is the principle of reason and responsibility in us. It is the root of freedom, it is what makes us men."
Bede Griffiths"Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive."
Victor Hugo"There couldn't be better parents than mine, loving yet strict. They disciplined with love. A child without discipline is, in away, a lost child. You cannot have freedom without discipline."
Ricardo Montalban"People think art comes out of strife. No, art comes out of love, and it comes out of freedom, and it comes out of feeling safe, and it comes out of feeling embraced by the vibe and by the energy. That's when you can make your best stuff."
Rhiannon Giddens"A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom."
Amiri Baraka"What women really want is opportunity and the freedom to love and accept all aspects of womanhood - the intellectual, spiritual, professional, biological and relational dimensions of who we are. -Rachel Campos"
Duffy"I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land."
Harriet Tubman"As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom."
Pythagoras"A state that suppresses all freedom of speech, and which by imposing the most terrible punishments, treats each and every attempt at criticism, however morally justified, and every suggestion for improvement as plotting to high treason, is a state that breaks an unwritten law."
Kurt Huber"Justice is never given; it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher and higher levels of human, social, economic, political and religious relationship."
A. Philip Randolph"I am confident that if we stand for the hope and freedom of others we will make our own freedom more secure."
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj"Tyranny is always better organized than freedom."
Charles Peguy"Problems in our country haven't been caused by Donald Trump, America and its ambitions or CIA spies. Our problems are rooted in a bad government system, the lack of free elections, independent courts and freedom of speech."
Ksenia Sobchak"The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success."
Michael Korda"Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it."
John Adams"Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential."
Aung San Suu Kyi"The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works."
Ted Cruz"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows."
George Orwell"Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance."
Lisa Murkowski"Keep fighting for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce."
Molly Ivins"There is only one kind of freedom and that's individual liberty. Our lives come from our creator and our liberty comes from our creator. It has nothing to do with government granting it."
Ron Paul"When I take a knee, I am facing the flag with my full body, staring straight into the heart of our country's ultimate symbol of freedom - because I believe it is my responsibility, just as it is yours, to ensure that freedom is afforded to everyone in this country."
Megan Rapinoe"As a young teen, Satan and the idea of some sort of world that you could be in touch with that could empower you was very much the symbol for freedom."
Tobias Forge"How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold."
William Wordsworth"There is always something that you will take away from each project. There definitely has to be something that you have said yes to in the first place. In some projects, it's the freedom to express yourself more; in some, it's a bigger sense of camaraderie, and somewhere, it's the money that is great."
Tabu"All of us technology companies need to create some tools that help diminish the volume of fake news. We must try to squeeze this without stepping on freedom of speech and of the press, but we must also help the reader."
Tim Cook"Wireless is freedom. It's about being unleashed from the telephone cord and having the ability to be virtually anywhere when you want to be."
Martin Cooper"I need this wild life, this freedom."
Zane Grey"Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves."
Rollo May"A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree."
George H. W. Bush"Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world."
Abraham Lincoln"I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free."
Charles Dickens"You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once."
Robert A. Heinlein"I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world."
Diogenes"Perfect freedom is as necessary to the health and vigor of commerce as it is to the health and vigor of citizenship."
Patrick Henry"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."
Malcolm X"Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices - today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it."
Kevyn Aucoin"Love myself I do. Not everything, but I love the good as well as the bad. I love my crazy lifestyle, and I love my hard discipline. I love my freedom of speech and the way my eyes get dark when I'm tired. I love that I have learned to trust people with my heart, even if it will get broken. I am proud of everything that I am and will become."
Johnny Weir"Literature led me to freedom, not the other way round."
Ismail Kadare"I think there was a freedom in the 1920s and 1930s: a certain liberty and evolution of women."
Francois Nars"The rainbow flag is a symbol of freedom and liberation that we made for ourselves."
Gilbert Baker"Mothers have always held such symbolic weight in determining a person's worth. Your mother tongue, your motherland, your mother's values - these things can qualify or disqualify you from attaining myriad American dreams: love, fluency, citizenship, legitimacy, acceptance, success, freedom."
Jenny Zhang"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future."
Albert Camus"No phone. No pool. No pets. No cigarettes. Ultimate freedom... No longer to be poisoned by civilization, he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become Lost in the Wild."
Christopher McCandless"Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices."
Theodor W. Adorno"In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it."
John F. Kennedy"Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that the government cannot pick and choose which expressions to authorize and which to prevent."
Alan Dershowitz"Kids should speak to each other. They're horrid to each other online, they bully each other - they should shut up and stop it. The problem with social media is there is too much freedom. It's too much, too young."
Cara Delevingne"Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean. And while we must never take this for granted, the first purpose of the European Union - to secure peace - has been achieved and we should pay tribute to all those in the EU, alongside Nato, who made that happen."
David Cameron"What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes."
Marcus Tullius Cicero"Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with us."
Muhammad Ali Jinnah"Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law."
William Hague"We all have goals: We want to matter. We want to be important. We want to have freedom and power to pursue our creative work. We want respect from our peers and recognition for our accomplishments. Not out of vanity or selfishness, but of an earnest desire to fulfill our personal potential."
Ryan Holiday"I stand for limited government, fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, personal responsibility, so the Republican Party will support me."
Rick Scott"Collectivism and freedom are mortal enemies. Only one will survive."
G. Edward Griffin"Freedom is a muscle... you have to exercise it."
Roy Scheider"Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has been a force for conservatism... to ward off threats to her own security and influence."
Bernadette Devlin"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Desmond Tutu"Kashmiri people are fighting the war for freedom. And India cannot stop this freedom movement through atrocities, as Kashmir dispute is a problem of humanity, human rights, and freedom."
Shehbaz Sharif"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting."
Alan Dean Foster"I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls, the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to choose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads, uncursed by color; thinking, dreaming, working as they will in a kingdom of beauty and love."
W. E. B. Du Bois"Freedom of speech and thought matters, especially when it is speech and thought with which we disagree. The moment the majority decides to destroy people for engaging in thought it dislikes, thought crime becomes a reality."
Ben Shapiro"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose."
Kris Kristofferson"At times, we take freedom for granted. We really don't know how to cherish the freedom we have until it's taken from us."
Alek Wek"Matangi's mantra is aim, which is MIA backwards. She fights for freedom of speech and stands for truth, and lives in the ghetto because her dad was the first person in Hindu mythology who came from the 'hood, but had gained enlightenment through not being a Brahmin."
M.I.A."From the Mississippi Mudflap to the Kentucky Waterfall, to the Tennessee Top Hat and the North Carolina Neckwarmer, nothing says freedom like a mullet blowing unfettered in the wind and I can't wait to restore it to its rightful place in the NASCAR garage."
Ricky Stenhouse Jr."Rock n' roll to me is all about freedom of thought and to be whatever you want to be."
Noel Gallagher"Within the soul of America is freedom of mind and spirit in man. Here alone are the open windows through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit. Here alone is human dignity not a dream but an accomplishment. Perhaps it is not perfect, but it is more full in realization here than any other place in the world."
Herbert Hoover"The answer to many of the domestic problems we face is not higher taxes and more spending. It is less waste, more results and greater freedom for the individual American to earn a rightful place in his own community - and for States and localities to address their own needs in their own ways, in the light of their own priorities."
Richard M. Nixon"I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech."
Stockwell Day"It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad."
James Madison"Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive."
Theodore Roosevelt"I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society."
George Soros"Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."
Hans Christian Andersen"The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage."
Thucydides"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
Noam Chomsky"Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change."
Stephen Covey"He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe"I think the deepest level of our freedom is being able to change our identity."
Olga Tokarczuk"The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect."
Felix Adler"It's now our responsibility to prove to ourselves, to other nations, and especially to our children and our grandchildren, that politics is full of fun; politics has some wisdom. Politics is freedom."
Joko Widodo"To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons."
Ma Jian"If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die."
Rand Paul"One of my great joys in life is being a pilot. There is a great sense of freedom in soaring through the sky. You get a different perspective up there. Seeing things that aren't so apparent from the ground."
Sonny Perdue"So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you."
B. R. Ambedkar"I love the freedom of having my own space and my own place and doing things on my terms, and not really having to think about anybody else's schedule."
Danielle Fishel"For your own self-respect and sanity, your creative freedom, you have to be careful that you don't rely too much on other people's opinions of what you do because it can stunt and inhibit you."
Luke Evans"We long to have a home where civil freedoms are respected, where our children will not be subject to mass surveillance, abuse of human rights, political censorship and mass incarceration. We stand with all the free peoples of the world and hope you stand with us in our quest for justice and freedom."
Joshua Wong"I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity."
David Bowie"I had often sought for the peace there is in Christ, but I could not seem to find the freedom I desired. A terrible sadness rested on my heart. I could not think of anything I had done to cause me to feel sad; but it seemed to me that I was not good enough to enter Heaven, that such a thing would be altogether too much for me to expect."
Ellen G. White"We can't change the past but we can learn from history and remember the important things - the sacrifices our loved ones made, and the price of our freedom today."
Vera Lynn"I want to have the freedom to do whatever I want."
Paul Walker"Nothing changes the gender equation more significantly than women's economic freedom."
Gloria Steinem"We all have to remember that New Zealand is built on these kind of people who are rebels and renegades, people doing it their own way, fighting for freedom, and braving the elements. I think it's cool to celebrate that."
Taika Waititi"My story is a freedom song of struggle. It is about finding one's purpose, how to overcome fear and to stand up for causes bigger than one's self."
Coretta Scott King"Freedom of speech should be wide open as long as it doesn't incite violence."
Mike Leach"At Coinbase, our mission is to create an open financial system for the world. We believe that open protocols for money will create more innovation, economic freedom, and equality of opportunity in the world, just like the Internet did for publishing information."
Brian Armstrong"To live is to find out for yourself what is true, and you can do this only when there is freedom, when there is continuous revolution inwardly, within yourself."
Jiddu Krishnamurti"We have gotten to the point where everything the government does is counterproductive; the conclusion, of course, is that the government should do nothing at all, that is, should retire quickly from the monetary and economic scene and allow freedom and free markets to work."
Murray Rothbard"I take life as it happens. And I give myself a lot of freedom."
Jean Paul Gaultier"None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free."
Pearl S. Buck"Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom."
Friedrich August von Hayek"In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from."
Peter Ustinov"I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it."
John Thune"True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right."
Brigham Young"Once your mind and body is healthy, it creates a freedom that helps you enjoy life."
Milind Soman"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant."
Maximilien Robespierre"Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility."
Sigmund Freud"There can be no democracy without truth. There can be no truth without controversy, there can be no change without freedom. Without freedom there can be no progress."
Andrew Young"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks."
Samuel Adams"That's part of American greatness, is discrimination. Yes, sir. Inequality, I think, breeds freedom and gives a man opportunity."
Lester Maddox"The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity - and an obligation - to help them turn this desire into reality."
Condoleezza Rice"Every man must have freedom, must have the scope to form, test, and act upon his own choices, for any sort of development of his own personality to take place. He must, in short, be free in order that he may be fully human."
Murray Rothbard"This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe"Our freedom, our prosperity and our security depend on a proper respect for the fortune of our neighbours, allies and old friends."
Nicholas Soames"Responsibility and respect of others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom."
Horst Koehler"I am the daughter of Black writers who are descended from Freedom Fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me."
Amanda Gorman"You have the freedom to live and let live, to love and let love. Granting yourself that freedom is one of the healthiest, most constructive things you can do for yourself and the people who matter to you."
Martha Beck"I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny."
Zell Miller"Look, freedom is an overwhelming American notion. The idea that we want to see the world, the peoples of the world free is something that all of us subscribe to."
Joe Biden"Happiness is being content with what you have, living in freedom and liberty, having a good family life and good friends."
Divyanka Tripathi"I'm still like a butterfly going from one job to another job. But it's quite lovely - I hope to keep this freedom, to have fun."
Carine Roitfeld"If I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off."
Fannie Lou Hamer"Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is."
Jim Morrison"Saying that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say. -Jean"
Michel Jarre"The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot."
William Inge"Men are freest when they are most unconscious of freedom. The shout is a rattling of chains, always was."
D. H. Lawrence"We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship."
E. M. Forster"I know that one day all transgender individuals will have the freedom to be who they are, no matter what. And we won't have to face the cruel judgments of society. We can just live our lives and be treated and respected like everyone else."
Jazz Jennings"In the face of love, everyone is equal. Let everyone have the freedom to love and to pursue their happiness. I am Tsai Ing-wen, and I support marriage equality. -Tsai Ing"
wen"What is freedom? Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for oneself the alternatives of choice."
Archibald MacLeish"History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition."
Milton Friedman"Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give."
David O. McKay"We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense."
Barack Obama"The lesson of 9/11 is that America is truly exceptional. We withstood the worst attack of our history, intended by our enemies to destroy us. Instead, it drew us closer and made us more united. Our love for freedom and one another has given us a strength that surprised even ourselves."
Rudy Giuliani"Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy."
Liu Xiaobo"The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest."
Oliver Tambo"I don't like it when a player says, 'I like freedom; I want to play for myself.' Because the player has to understand he is part of a team with 10 other players. If everyone wants to be a jazz musician, it will be chaos. They will not be a team, and nothing will be possible."
Pep Guardiola"Let us rise in the moral power of womanhood; and give utterance to the voice of outraged mercy, and insulted justice, and eternal truth, and mighty love and holy freedom."
Maria Weston Chapman"Without democracy there is no freedom. Violence, no matter who is using it, is always reactionary."
Friedrich Ebert"I tasted freedom and I really liked it."
Phil Lynott"To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves."
Virginia Woolf"I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom."
Kailash Satyarthi"Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do."
Rudy Giuliani"What is the basic principle of democracy? In the end, it is loyalty to the nation. We Central Europeans know from historical experience that sooner or later, we will lose our freedom if we do not represent the interests of our citizens."
Viktor Orban"Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation."
Coretta Scott King"I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams."
Madonna Ciccone"The Universal Zulu Nation stands to acknowledge wisdom, understanding, freedom, justice, and equality, peace, unity, love, and having fun, work, overcoming the negative through the positive, science, mathematics, faith, facts, and the wonders of God, whether we call him Allah, Jehovah, Yahweh, or Jah."
Afrika Bambaataa"Standing up for what you believe in, to me, is freedom of speech. And that's a right that every American citizen has and what makes this country great."
Will Muschamp"There is no such thing as part freedom."
Nelson Mandela"I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there."
Brian Eno"Enlightenment values of individual freedom are manifested best in individual acts of criticism and defiance."
Pankaj Mishra"The more you practice, the better you get, the more freedom you have to create."
Jocko Willink"Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness."
James D. Watson"Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained."
James A. Garfield"The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money."
Johnny Carson"Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all."
Garrett Hardin"Press freedom is not just about journalists, right? It's not just about us, it's not just about me, it's not just about Rappler. Press freedom is... the foundation of every single right of every single Filipino to the truth, so that we can hold the powerful to account."
Maria Ressa"Being big and famous doesn't get you more freedom, it gets you less."
Robert Wyatt"A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad."
Albert Camus"Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly."
Hillary Clinton"The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress."
Ramana Maharshi"Here was buried Thomas Jefferson Author of the Declaration of American Independence Of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom & Father of the University of Virginia."
Thomas Jefferson"Only the wise know just where predestination ends and free will begins. Meanwhile, you must keep on doing your best, according to your own clearest understanding. you must long for freedom as the drowning man longs for air. Without sincere longing, you will never find God."
Paramahansa Yogananda"My story is a freedom song from within my soul. It is a guide to discovery, a vision of how even the worst pain and heartaches can be channeled into human monuments, impenetrable and everlasting."
Coretta Scott King