Freedom Quotes

Small: All theory is against freedom of the will all experience for it
Samuel Johnson
"All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it"
Samuel Johnson, Author
Small: Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never m
George Carlin
"Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?"
George Carlin, Comedian
Small: We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence an
Bertrand Russell
"We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires
Bertrand Russell
"Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: Freedom comes only to those who no longer ask of life that it shall yield them any of those personal goods tha
Bertrand Russell
"Freedom comes only to those who no longer ask of life that it shall yield them any of those personal goods that are subject to the mutations of time"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it
Thomas Paine
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it"
Thomas Paine, Writer
Small: There is no such thing as part freedom
Nelson Mandela
"There is no such thing as part freedom"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow o
Nelson Mandela
"There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: Only free men can negotiate prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated
Nelson Mandela
"Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: For to be free is not merely to cast off ones chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the free
Nelson Mandela
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others"
Nelson Mandela, Statesman
Small: The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards:
Samuel Adams
"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks"
Samuel Adams, Revolutionary
Small: People demand freedom only when they have no power
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"People demand freedom only when they have no power"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Poet
Small: The only freedom I care about is the freedom to do right the freedom to do wrong I am ready to part with on th
Thomas Huxley
"The only freedom I care about is the freedom to do right; the freedom to do wrong I am ready to part with on the cheapest terms to anyone who will take it of me"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
Small: No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by freedom more than th
Thomas Huxley
"No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by freedom more than the freed-man"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
Small: Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth
Thomas Huxley
"Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
Small: In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty
Will Durant
"In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity
Will Durant
"Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: While the State exists there can be no freedom when there is freedom there will be no State
Vladimir Lenin
"While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State"
Vladimir Lenin, Leader
Small: When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state
Vladimir Lenin
"When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state"
Vladimir Lenin, Leader
Small: No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses
Vladimir Lenin
"No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses"
Vladimir Lenin, Leader
Small: Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for
Vladimir Lenin
"Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners"
Vladimir Lenin, Leader
Small: Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear
George Orwell
"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear"
George Orwell, Author
Small: Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows
George Orwell
"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows"
George Orwell, Author
Small: I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change
Dan Quayle
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change"
Dan Quayle, Vice President
Small: If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter
George Washington
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter"
George Washington, President
Small: Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom
Søren Kierkegaard
"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: It is very easy to make clear what you want a film to say, but I did not wish to engage in overt propaganda, e
Godfrey Reggio
"It is very easy to make clear what you want a film to say, but I did not wish to engage in overt propaganda, even for the right cause. I wanted to create an experience through the films, something where people could have the freedom of their own response to them"
Godfrey Reggio, Director
Small: It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the two basic ideas of democracy, are to some extent contradic
"It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the two basic ideas of democracy, are to some extent contradictory. Logically considered, freedom and equality are mutually exclusive, just as society and the individual are mutually exclusive"
Thomas Mann, Writer
Small: Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric
"Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric"
Thomas Sowell, Economist
Small: Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral
"Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom"
John Kenneth Galbraith, Economist
Small: You should never have your best trousers on when you go out to fight for freedom and truth
Henrik Ibsen
"You should never have your best trousers on when you go out to fight for freedom and truth"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
Small: The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society
Henrik Ibsen
"The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
Small: A man should never put on his best trousers when he goes out to battle for freedom and truth
Henrik Ibsen
"A man should never put on his best trousers when he goes out to battle for freedom and truth"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
Small: The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority
Henrik Ibsen
"The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
Small: Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth
Henrik Ibsen
"Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
Small: I had crossed the line. I was free but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger
Harriet Tubman
"I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land"
Harriet Tubman, Activist
Small: Negation is the minds first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to ov
Emile M. Cioran
"Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs; once acquired it can imprison us"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: For you who no longer posses it, freedom is everything, for us who do, it is merely an illusion
Emile M. Cioran
"For you who no longer posses it, freedom is everything, for us who do, it is merely an illusion"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: Im interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos, especially activity that appears to have no meaning.
"I'm interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos, especially activity that appears to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom"
Jim Morrison, Musician
Small: Expose yourself to your deepest fear after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanish
"Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free"
Jim Morrison, Musician