Freedom Quotes

"An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others"

George Soros, Businessman

"We all would like to see a brighter future for Haiti, and I hope this conference will serve to explore many views. Respect for human rights, freedom, and the rule of law must be established in the poorest nation in our hemisphere"

Eliot Engel, Politician

"Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of the press"

Hugo Black, Judge

"The media bring our wars home, but only rarely have they been able to do it in complete freedom"

Bruce Jackson, Public Servant

"I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there"

Brian Eno, Musician

"I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society"

George Soros, Businessman

"The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of"

Ednita Nazario, Musician

"Private ownership of property is vital to both our freedom and our prosperity"

Cathy McMorris, Politician

"I love working with the quartet. I have more freedom and flexibility"

Boz Scaggs, Musician

"What is freedom? Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for oneself the alternatives of choice"

Archibald MacLeish, Poet

"I never had any childhood, for the word means sunshine and freedom from care. I had a starved and pinched little childhood, as far as love and merriment go"

Frank Leslie, Artist

"We must remain steadfast in our commitment to our troops, and to those fighting for a free and democratic Iraq because freedom makes our country and the world a safer place"

Chris Chocola, Politician

"What has made America great have been the opportunities given to everyone in this country. Since our founding, individuals and families have come to America to seek freedom, opportunity and the choice for a better life"

Cathy McMorris, Politician

"Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus"

Aneurin Bevan, Politician

"There are those who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American Dream"

Archibald MacLeish, Poet

"Freedom is the right to one's dignity as a man"

Archibald MacLeish, Poet

"There are those, I know, who will reply that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is. It is the American Dream"

Archibald MacLeish, Poet

"We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death"

Angela Davis, Activist

"There is only one kind of freedom and that's individual liberty. Our lives come from our creator and our liberty comes from our creator. It has nothing to do with government granting it"

Ron Paul, Politician

"As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out"

Allen West, Politician

"There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in our world. And now I have a daughter to think about. It's really the first time I've thought about the future and what it could be"

Johnny Depp, Actor

"The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that"

Neil Gaiman, Author

"So the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is out there preserving and fighting for, and sometimes winning and sometimes losing, the fight for First Amendment rights in comics and, more generally, for freedom of speech"

Neil Gaiman, Author

"We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back to being successful and leading the world"

Mitt Romney, Politician

"The words spoken by the leader of the free world can expand the frontiers of freedom or shrink them. When Ronald Reagan called on Gorbachev to "tear down this wall," a surge of confidence rose that would ultimately breach the bounds of the evil empire"

Mitt Romney, Politician

"Our plans protect freedom and opportunity, and our blueprint is the Constitution of the United States"

Mitt Romney, Politician

"Make no mistake, in this campaign, I will offer the American ideals of economic freedom a clear and unapologetic defense"

Mitt Romney, Politician

"I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress"

Frederick Douglass, Author

"A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad"

Bodhidharma, Leader

"A nice, easy place for freedom of speech to be eroded is comics, because comics are a natural target whenever an election comes up"

Neil Gaiman, Author

"I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas"

Ron Paul, Politician

"Back a hundred years ago, especially around Woodrow Wilson, what happened in this country is we took freedom and we chopped it into pieces"

Ron Paul, Politician

"The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women"

Betty Ford, First Lady

"I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom"

Simone de Beauvoir, Writer

"Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want"

Jeffrey Sachs, Economist

"So far as discipline is concerned, freedom means not its absence but the use of higher and more rational forms as contrasted with those that are lower or less rational"

Charles Horton Cooley, Sociologist

"Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes as the freedom"

Charles Horton Cooley, Sociologist

"Is anarchism possible? The failure of attempts to attain freedom does not mean the cause is lost"

Johann Most, Revolutionary

"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground"

Frederick Douglass, Author

"I'm not a drug addict. My wild period wasn't about drugs; it was about sexual freedom"

Calvin Klein, Designer

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