Freedom Quotes

"Freedom is an elusive concept. Some men hold themselves prisoner even when they have the power to do as they please and go where they choose, while others are free in their hearts, even as shackles restrain them"

Brian Herbert, Author

"Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom"

Wole Soyinka, Dramatist

"There is a strong correlation between belief in evolution and liberal views on government control, pornography, prayer in schools, abortion, gun control, economic freedom, and even animal rights"

Phyllis Schlafly, Activist

"The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money"

Johnny Carson, Comedian

"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, Activist

"I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things"

Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist

"The clash of ideas is the sound of freedom"

Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady

"You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom"

Clarence Darrow, Lawyer

"Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society"

Felix Frankfurter, Judge

"Women, like men, ought to have their youth so glutted with freedom they hate the very idea of freedom"

Vita Sackville-West, Novelist

"Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be"

Daniel J. Boorstin, Historian

"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all"

Noam Chomsky, Activist

"I think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and don't step on other people's toes and infringe on their freedom"

Kevin Ayers, Composer

"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, Clergyman

"But there is some way in which poets believe that and this is dangerous, too believe that their calling gives them a certain freedom. A certain freedom to live in a free way"

Peter Davison, Actor

"We believe that salvation is to be found in wholesome work in a beloved land. Work will provide our people with the bread of tomorrow, and moreover, with the honor of the tomorrow, the freedom of the tomorrow"

Theodor Herzl, Journalist

"To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence all peoples, equally, and free of threats"

Hideki Tojo, Soldier

"The wretch who lives without freedom feels like dressing in the mud from the streets Those who have you, o Liberty, do not know. you. Those who do not have you should not speak of you, but win you"

Jose Marti, Activist

"But once you allow yourself to recognize necessity, you find two things: One you find your options so restricted that the only course of action is obvious, and, two, that a great sense of freedom comes with the decision"

Steven Brust, Author

"We believe it wrong ever to take a dollar from a free citizen without a very necessary public purpose, because each such taking diminishes the freedom to spend that dollar as its owner would prefer"

Mitch Daniels, Politician

"Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's veterans have established an unbroken commitment to freedom"

Steve Buyer, Politician

"Every American deserves to live in freedom, to have his or her privacy respected and a chance to go as far as their ability and effort will take them - regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic circumstances"

Christopher Dodd, Politician

"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, Scientist

"Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained"

James A. Garfield, President

"It was so much fun to have the freedom to wander America, with no assignments. For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself"

Charles Kuralt, Journalist

"When you look at the world, everyone in the world who cares about his or her family wants to have a major portion of their assets in the United States because we are the growth country and the freedom loving country"

Arthur Laffer, Economist

"You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists"

Abbie Hoffman, Activist

"Which would you rather have, capital lined up on your borders, trying to get into your country or trying to get out of your country? We are the capital magnet of this planet and we are the savior for not only people, for not only freedom, but also for capital"

Arthur Laffer, Economist

"Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality"

Billie Joe Armstrong, Musician

"The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members"

Harry S. Truman, President

"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, Economist

"Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom"

Friedrich August von Hayek, Economist

"You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once"

Robert A. Heinlein, Writer

"We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice"

Friedrich August von Hayek, Economist

"Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism"

Michel Foucault, Historian

"The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom"

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosopher

"Freedom is like a cucumber, you have to eat it fresh"

Ismail Kadare, Novelist

"We must never forget the sacrifices of our ancestors who fought for our freedom, and we must continue to fight to preserve it"

Alexander Rutskoy, Vice President

"I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance"

Stephen Fry, Comedian

"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, Novelist

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