Freedom Quotes: Inspiring Words on Liberty and Independence

"As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom"

"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, Revolutionary

"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, Philosopher

"We are all different. Yet we are all God's children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us"

Barbara Boxer, Politician

"Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride"

Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher

"Freedom can occur only through education"

Friedrich Schiller, Dramatist

"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, Philosopher

"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself"

Jim Morrison, Musician

"As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken"

Barry White, Musician

"There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action"

W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright

"Creativity seems to emerge from multiple experiences, coupled with a well-supported development of personal resources, including a sense of freedom to venture beyond the known"

Loris Malaguzzi, Teacher

"Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free"

Dwight D. Eisenhower, President

"Freedom rings where opinions clash"

Adlai E. Stevenson, Politician

"Freedom is not something that can be given, it is something that must be fought for"

Alexander Rutskoy, Vice President

"To silence criticism is to silence freedom"

Sidney Hook, Philosopher

"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, Educator

"Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement"

Nelson Mandela, Statesman

"The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man"

Ho Chi Minh, Revolutionary

"The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot"

William Ralph Inge, Clergyman

"The foreign press seems obsessed with the Freedom Tower, as if it was the only thing going on here. In fact, we're trying to keep a huge juggling act in balance, with the tower as just one of the many balls in play"

Daniel Libeskind, Architect

"When truth is no longer free, freedom is no longer real: the truths of the police are the truths of today"

Jacques Prevert, Poet

"Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much"

Bill Owens, Politician

"I discovered freedom for the first time in England"

Emperor Hirohito, Royalty

"I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me and so when I hit the stage I just sensed freedom. I sensed here's a place that I can have all the experiences of life and not feel uncomfortable about it"

Nick Nolte, Actor

"But in Christianity, by contrast, the freedom of the children of God was also freedom from all important worldly interests, from all art and science, etc"

Bruno Bauer, Theologian

"In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties"

Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher

"Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive"

Victor Hugo, Author

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err"

Mahatma Gandhi, Leader

"A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it"

Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect

"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, President

"You have freedom when you're easy in your harness"

Robert Frost, Poet

"Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that"

Richard M. Nixon, President

"What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from.""

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"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, President

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength"

George Orwell, Author

"Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements"

Nelson Mandela, Statesman

"I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle"

Marilyn Monroe, Actress

"No one can enjoy freedom without trembling"

Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher

"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, Economist

"The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom - they are the pillars of society"

Henrik Ibsen, Poet

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