Freedom Quotes

Small: Even though we know freedom as an idea were not really as free as we think we are
"Even though we know freedom as an idea we're not really as free as we think we are"
Richard O'Brien, Actor
Small: Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I dont t
"Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom"
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Politician
Small: When people say What are underground comics? I think the best way you can define them is just the absolute fre
"When people say 'What are underground comics?' I think the best way you can define them is just the absolute freedom involved... we didn't have anyone standing over us"
Robert Crumb, Artist
Small: There are considerable advantages to using many degrees of freedom to store information, stability and control
"There are considerable advantages to using many degrees of freedom to store information, stability and controllability being perhaps the most important"
Seth Lloyd, Educator
Small: I regard the principle of conscription of life as a flat contradiction of all our cherished ideals of individu
"I regard the principle of conscription of life as a flat contradiction of all our cherished ideals of individual freedom, democratic liberty and Christian teaching"
Roger Nash Baldwin, Activist
Small: The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant
Maximilien Robespierre
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant"
Maximilien Robespierre, Leader
Small: The freedom to connect to the world anywhere at anytime brings with it the threat of unscrupulous predators an
"The freedom to connect to the world anywhere at anytime brings with it the threat of unscrupulous predators and criminals who mask their activities with the anonymity the Internet provides to its users"
Mike Fitzpatrick, Politician
Small: Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in
"Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage"
Danny Glover, Actor
Small: Bush is morally a universalist. For instance, he says the freedom is good, the same thing is good, all over th
"Bush is morally a universalist. For instance, he says the freedom is good, the same thing is good, all over the world. So in that sense he's a universalist"
Peter Singer, Philosopher
Small: The fact is that we cannot drill our way to independence. We cannot drill our way to freedom, and we cannot dr
"The fact is that we cannot drill our way to independence. We cannot drill our way to freedom, and we cannot drill our way to create jobs in this country"
Jay Inslee, Politician
Small: When I began we did not really have a lot of First Amendment law. It is really surprising to think of it this
"When I began we did not really have a lot of First Amendment law. It is really surprising to think of it this way, but a lot of the law - most of the law that relates to the First Amendment freedom of the press in America - is really within living memory"
Floyd Abrams, Lawyer
Small: So sometimes the facts are good and sometimes the facts are bad, the important thing from the point of view of
"So sometimes the facts are good and sometimes the facts are bad, the important thing from the point of view of a principle as broad and important as freedom of speech is that the courts articulate and set forth in a very protective way what those principles are"
Floyd Abrams, Lawyer
Small: For the freedoms our founding fathers not only dreamed about, but made into reality. It is that same pursuit o
"For the freedoms our founding fathers not only dreamed about, but made into reality. It is that same pursuit of freedom today that is helping to make our world a safer place"
John M. McHugh, Politician
Small: But on the other side I am very glad that I can at least enjoy some freedom
"But on the other side I am very glad that I can at least enjoy some freedom"
Mordechai Vanunu, Scientist
Small: All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice
"All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom"
Isabel Allende, Writer
Small: My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to we
"My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love"
Yakov Smirnoff, Comedian
Small: The fundamental sense of freedom is freedom from chains, from imprisonment, from enslavement by others. The re
"The fundamental sense of freedom is freedom from chains, from imprisonment, from enslavement by others. The rest is extension of this sense, or else metaphor"
Isaiah Berlin, Philosopher
Small: The part which American friendship played in helping us to win the freedom we enjoy in this part of Ireland ha
"The part which American friendship played in helping us to win the freedom we enjoy in this part of Ireland has been gratefully recognized and acknowledged by our people"
Eamon de Valera, Statesman
Small: The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq
"The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny and enemies of freedom still exist"
Carl Levin, Politician
Small: Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of
"Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of"
Bill Moyers, Journalist
Small: Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for if we stumble a
"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, Politician
Small: With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, an
"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, Politician
Small: People should be allowed the freedom to make their own choices. They should be able to buy or not buy porn and
"People should be allowed the freedom to make their own choices. They should be able to buy or not buy porn and be monogamous or promiscuous as they see fit"
Chester Brown, Cartoonist
Small: They gave us the freedom just to play and have fun
"They gave us the freedom just to play and have fun"
Anthony Anderson, Actor
Small: We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon of freedom. We believe in the Ameri
"We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon of freedom. We believe in the America that challenges each of us to be better and bigger than ourselves"
Mitt Romney, Politician
Small: Women, like men, ought to have their youth so glutted with freedom they hate the very idea of freedom
"Women, like men, ought to have their youth so glutted with freedom they hate the very idea of freedom"
Vita Sackville-West, Novelist
Small: The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speec
"The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech"
John Mortimer, Novelist
Small: Its insanity for a party that believes in freedom to allow some Republicans to seize an agenda that is totally
"It's insanity for a party that believes in freedom to allow some Republicans to seize an agenda that is totally alien to the agenda that was established in the election"
Malcolm Wallop, Politician
Small: Today, our brave military men and women, just as those who have gone before them, stand on alert, securing fre
"Today, our brave military men and women, just as those who have gone before them, stand on alert, securing freedom at home and guarding the innocent abroad"
Conrad Burns, Politician
Small: New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe
"New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate"
Tahar Ben Jelloun, Poet
Small: I dont think the only place to fight for freedom is in the halls of Congress
"I don't think the only place to fight for freedom is in the halls of Congress"
Malcolm Wallop, Politician
Small: Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will ma
John Quincy Adams
"Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it"
John Quincy Adams, President
Small: True freedom is the capacity for acting according to ones true character, to be altogether ones self, to be se
"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, Philosopher
Small: A growing number of young women who have the freedom to decide have decided that career can wait, and the deli
"A growing number of young women who have the freedom to decide have decided that career can wait, and the delicious early years of their children's lives can't"
Suzanne Fields
Small: Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting
"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting"
Alan Dean Foster, Author
Small: If we want to talk about freedom, we must mean freedom for others as well as ourselves, and we must mean freed
"If we want to talk about freedom, we must mean freedom for others as well as ourselves, and we must mean freedom for everyone inside our frontiers as well as outside"
Wendell Willkie, Lawyer
Small: I think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and dont step on other peo
"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
Small: I believe firmly that in making ethical decisions, man has the prerogative of true freedom of choice
"I believe firmly that in making ethical decisions, man has the prerogative of true freedom of choice"
Corliss Lamont, Philosopher
Small: There is a crying need today to have this truth heralded throughout the land that youth especially may appreci
"There is a crying need today to have this truth heralded throughout the land that youth especially may appreciate and hold the freedom of the individual as sacred as did our revolutionary fathers"
David O. McKay, Clergyman
Small: Slavery and freedom cannot exist together
"Slavery and freedom cannot exist together"
Ernestine L. Rose
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