Freedom Quotes · Page 229

Nothing is more seductive for a man than his freedom of conscience, but nothing is a greater cause of suffering.

— Anonymous

The spirit of liberty is the spirit of him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind that lesson it has never…

— Learned Hand

The common Notions of Liberty are not from School Divines, but from Nature.

— Anonymous

There is a word sweeter than mother, home or heaven. That word is liberty.

— Matilda Joslyn Gage

Anyone I'm with has to give me freedom. I like to be with someone who has character and style and someone who…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

“We live in a world of constant noise which captures our minds even when we are not aware of it”

— Joost A. M. Meerloo

“The word freedom lost much of its strength when one’s back was weighted down with fieldwork.”

— Bob Mayer

I suffered evils, but without allowing them to rob me of the freedom to expand.

— Gordon Parks

The third point of reference is freedom of perception; it is intent; it is spirit; the somersault of thought into the miraculous;…

— Carlos Castaneda

The right to work, I had assumed, was the most precious liberty that man possesses. Man has indeed as much right to…

— William O. Douglas

What people want - and they will get - is control of our own system, with a lower and sustainable level of…

— Sajid Javid

Do you know what I think white people wholly own? I think freedom of speech is a white thing. This is something…

— David Duke

“We're compensated metaphysically with the absolute freedom to define and pursue whatever it is we believe will make our lives worthwhile- a…

— Chris Chester

“The freedom to be single, to create a path through life that does not look like everyone else's, can be unsettling to…

— Bella DePaulo

“When William Johnson and slave walked down that long, winding American road toward freedom and justice, they didn't realize they would be…

— Joy Hakim

Enslavement to your own weakness - be it an addiction to alcohol, or to a woman or to fame - it's degrading,…

— Wojciech Kurtyka

We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.

— Anonymous

I consider each of my dollars to be investment "soldiers," and their mission is "freedom."

— T. Harv Eker

I try and do whatever I want with my free time. I think having control of what you do is really important.

— Grigor Dimitrov

Freedom, to me, is imagination, the power of imagination to create what we want and be who we want to be.

— Lizzie West

The toppling of idols - even respectable, admired, best-practice, fastest-growing idols - is always the road to liberation.

— John Ortberg

Progress stems from education, culture, freedom and equality. Without these fundamentals, mankind will flounder.

— Matt Chandler

“The actions we take in life are often based on whether our internal logic and impulses lean toward fear or freedom.”

— Brendon Burchard

O heavens! how short a time does it take to put an eternal end to a woman's liberty!

— Anonymous

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

— Byron Katie

While freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by his people here on earth.

— Barack Obama

I am grateful for the sacrifices our veterans have made to defend our freedom and prosperity.

— Bill Foster

Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.

— Aaron Allston

“Small tyrants, threatened by big, sincerely believe they love liberty.”

— W.H. Auden

The flag is a flag of liberty of opinion as well as of political liberty.

— Woodrow Wilson

Fighting corruption by improving financial transparency may be one of the most effective ways of promoting liberty around the world.

— Tom Malinowski

“Forgiveness of sins is great, but I'd rather have the ability to quit doing the things I keep needing forgiveness for.”

— D.R. Silva

In my experience at least, the large public universities do not fall behind in fostering creativity and independence; often the contrary.

— Noam Chomsky

I got a tattoo saying, 'Freedom From Fear' because of 'Black Water Transit.'

— Brittany Snow

Having an object that symbolizes freedom might make a person happier than actually getting the freedom it represents.

— Haruki Murakami

“Where I am is not a prison but a privilege, as Aunt Lydia said, who is in love with either/or.”

— Margaret Atwood

My mother was very sympathetic. She was the one who really gave me the courage to take my freedom.

— Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

You can kill a revolutionary but you can't kill revolution...you can jail a liberator but you can't jail liberation.

— Fred Hampton

Every now and then say, 'What the fuck.' 'What the fuckgives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.

— Curtis Armstrong

I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.

— H. L. Mencken