Freedom Quotes
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
Betti, Ugo
This free will business is a bit terrifying anyway. It's almost pleasanter to obey, and make the most of it.
Bryan, William Jennings
This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty - the cause of humanity. -- William Jennings Bryan
Burke, Edmund
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist. -- Edmund Burke
Cromwell, Oliver
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it. -- Oliver Cromwell
Dhammapada, The
The traveller has reached the end of the journey! -- The Dhammapada
Horace
Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.
Hugo, Victor
Liberation is not deliverance.
Lincoln, Abraham
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
MacLeish, Archibald
Freedom is the right to one's dignity as a man.
Mandela, Nelson
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.
Mill, John Stuart
The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.
Nietzsche, Friedrich
People demand freedom only when they have no power. -- Friedrich W. Nietzsche
Paine, Thomas
He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression. -- Thomas Paine
Rogers, Will
A country can get more real joy out of just hollering for their freedom than they can if they get it. -- Will Rogers
Russell, Bertrand
Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
Sartre, Jean-Paul
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. -- Jean-Paul Sartre
Spinoza, Baruch
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
Washington, George
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.