Free Quotes

Small: The law is reason, free from passion
Aristotle
"The law is reason, free from passion"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects because m
Aristotle
"Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself
Pythagoras
"Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself"
Pythagoras, Mathematician
Small: No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself
Pythagoras
"No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself"
Pythagoras, Mathematician
Small: A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anyt
Albert Camus
"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, Philosopher
Small: Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man
Benjamin Disraeli
"Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free
Charles Dickens
"I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
Small: You sweat out the free agent thing in November then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign
"You sweat out the free agent thing in November then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left in January and in February I get down to sewing all the new numbers on the uniforms"
Whitey Herzog, Athlete
Small: Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down
Robert Frost
"Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down"
Robert Frost, Poet
Small: I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The o
"I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is called insane because this happens to very few people"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
Small: Man is not free unless government is limited
Ronald Reagan
"Man is not free unless government is limited"
Ronald Reagan, President
Small: We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free
Ronald Reagan
"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free"
Ronald Reagan, President
Small: Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the
Ronald Reagan
"Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have"
Ronald Reagan, President
Small: A people free to choose will always choose peace
Ronald Reagan
"A people free to choose will always choose peace"
Ronald Reagan, President
Small: Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have t
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President
Small: The truth is found when men are free to pursue it
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"The truth is found when men are free to pursue it"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President
Small: Our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us from feeli
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us from feeling deep concern when ideals and principles that we have cherished are challenged"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President
Small: The tendency to gather and to breed philosophers in universities does not belong to ages of free and humane re
George Santayana
"The tendency to gather and to breed philosophers in universities does not belong to ages of free and humane reflection: it is scholastic and proper to the Middle Ages and to Germany"
George Santayana, Philosopher
Small: The law will never make a man free it is men who have got to make the law free
Henry David Thoreau
"The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to make the law free"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum
"The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum"
Adlai E. Stevenson, Politician
Small: We have confused the free with the free and easy
"We have confused the free with the free and easy"
Adlai E. Stevenson, Politician
Small: The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his g
Martin Luther King Jr.
"The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt"
Martin Luther King Jr., Minister
Small: If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of
Martin Luther King Jr.
"If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive"
Martin Luther King Jr., Minister
Small: Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness on the confines of the
Thomas Carlyle
"Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
Small: It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and
Niccolo Machiavelli
"It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
Small: God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to
Niccolo Machiavelli
"God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us"
Niccolo Machiavelli, Writer
Small: Whether its Google or Apple or free software, weve got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes
Bill Gates
"Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes"
Bill Gates, Businessman
Small: Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage"
Dwight D. Eisenhower, President
Small: To get a name can happen but to few it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of
Samuel Johnson
"To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed"
Samuel Johnson, Author
Small: The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice their choice!
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!"
Dwight D. Eisenhower, President
Small: The free world must not prove itself worthy of its own past
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"The free world must not prove itself worthy of its own past"
Dwight D. Eisenhower, President
Small: It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants
Blaise Pascal
"It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
Small: If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever
John F. Kennedy
"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him"
John F. Kennedy, President
Small: All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in th
John F. Kennedy
"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, President
Small: There are many people in the world who really dont understand-or say they dont-what is the great issue between
John F. Kennedy
"There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!"
John F. Kennedy, President
Small: When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has wor
Linus Torvalds
"When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver"
Linus Torvalds, Businessman
Small: Give a man a free hand and hell run it all over you
Mae West
"Give a man a free hand and he'll run it all over you"
Mae West, Actress
Small: If there be a love pure and free from the admixture of our other passions, it is that which lies hidden in the
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"If there be a love pure and free from the admixture of our other passions, it is that which lies hidden in the bottom of our heart, and which we know not ourselves"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
Small: Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, establis
Bertrand Russell
"Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time
Doug Coupland
"Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time"
Doug Coupland, Author