Free Quotes

"In a free world there is, alas, more common crime than in a dictatorial system"

"There is not only no free state which would now establish it, but there is no slave state, which, if it had had the free alternative as we now have, would have founded slavery"

William H. Seward, Politician

"Sir, there is no Christian nation, thus free to choose as we are, which would establish slavery"

William H. Seward, Politician

"I mean to say that Congress can hereafter decide whether any states, slave or free, can be framed out of Texas. If they should never be framed out of Texas, they never could be admitted"

William H. Seward, Politician

"I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has been done freely; I am a free agent"

Giacomo Casanova, Celebrity

"It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet"

Wernher von Braun, Scientist

"To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator"

Maria Montessori, Educator

"Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world"

Maria Montessori, Educator

"Being free means not believing in the mirrors of the world, but in oneself"

Rafael Cadenas, Poet

"I have always sought to create a kind of painting that is free of all the unnecessary details, to make it as simple and monumental as possible, and to express the emotions that the landscapes have given me"

Harald Sohlberg, Painter

"We must give ourselves permission to grow and change, even if it means breaking free from what we once thought was true"

Yung Pueblo, Writer

"I know what you're going to say! 'They are men, and men should be free.' A free man is dangerous to himself and everyone else. Freedom should be left to those who can put it to good use"

Dave Sim, Cartoonist

"I've been here 21 years, and I literally did walk up and down Music Row trying to break into the business. I felt very free to go into any publishing company"

Steven Curtis Chapman, Musician

"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, Sociologist

"All artists are now free to express their own personality"

Maurice Denis, Artist

"The goal is to give people a free encyclopedia to every person in the world, in their own language. Not just in a 'free beer' kind of way, but also in the free speech kind of way"

Jimmy Wales, Businessman

"Every American, regardless of their background, has the right to live free of unwarranted government intrusion. Repealing the worst provisions of the Patriot Act will reign in this gross abuse of power and restore to everyone our basic Constitutional rights"

Pete Stark, Politician

"I think, with never-ending gratitude, that the young women of today do not and can never know at what price their right to free speech and to speak at all in public has been earned"

Lucy Stone, Activist

"With nearly 20 days until Iraq emerges as a free sovereign state for the first time in more than three decades, terrorists have increasingly targeted our country's infrastructure"

Iyad Allawi, Statesman

"Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose"

Yukihiro Matsumoto, Scientist

"Without a doubt, first thing we should do is clean up our fiscal house, and that starts with balancing our budgets and digging out of this red ink. We cannot expect to continue in this fashion and remain the leader of the free world"

Marcy Kaptur, Politician

"In fact, our monthly trade deficit figure is so huge it equals the entire annual budget of our Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans fought to make us free from foreign tyranny, but the new tyranny is taking a different form"

Marcy Kaptur, Politician

"If the Internet teaches us anything, it is that great value comes from leaving core resources in a commons, where they're free for people to build upon as they see fit"

Lawrence Lessig, Educator

"Copyrights have not expired, and will not expire, so long as Congress is free to be bought to extend them again"

Lawrence Lessig, Educator

"But I can tell you what your folly and injustice will compel us to do. It will compel us to be free from your domination, and more self-reliant than we have been"

John H. Reagan, Politician

"A boy is not free to find a partner of his own as long as he must be the partner to his mother"

Frank Pittman

"You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him"

Oscar Robertson, Athlete

"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, Politician

"Proponents of the Central America Free Trade Agreement have conveniently ignored this fundamental fact: the effect of trade on incomes in Central America and how to alleviate the adverse consequences of trade liberalization on the poor"

Stephen F. Lynch, Politician

"I've criticized President Bush for his failure to use his veto pen. There's plenty of blame to go around. The question is how to solve problems. It's not bailouts. What made America great? Free markets, free enterprise, manufacturing, job creation. That's how we're gonna do it, not by enlarging government"

Scott Brown, Politician

"I love doing big movies. It's awesome! You have all these toys. The thing I like about this movie is, like they always say, directors have the biggest train sets! Don't tell anyone, but I'd do this for free"

Michael Bay, Director

"The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is free to exploit, since love is the only circumstance in which the female is (ideologically) pardoned for sexual activity"

Kate Millett, Activist

"The Democratic Party had no idea how to use the Internet. They treated it like free money and then kept on doing all the rest of the things they normally do"

Wes Boyd, Activist

"I do feel we can create more jobs and opportunities for Jersey City residents, but in the spirit of free enterprise, I do not think it is right to force companies to hire a fixed percentage of local residents"

Vincent Frank

"I don't think that left to its own devices, capitalism moves along smoothly and everyone gets treated fairly in the process. Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of that child"

Tavis Smiley, Author

"From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence"

Paul Tsongas, Politician

"These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror"

Michael N. Castle, Politician

"Whenever I'm free, I spend time with people I love, people that inspire me in many different ways"

Karolina Kurkova, Model

"Some literary types subscribe to the notion that being a writer like Salinger entitles a person to remain free of the standards that might apply to mere mortals"

Joyce Maynard, Writer

"Our officers and men behaved like men who are determined to be free"

Anthony Wayne, Soldier

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