That these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
“My mother had a kindness that embraced all life. She knew her place well and was comfortable in giving everything she had.… — Dan George Copy Share Image
'Tis folly in one Nation to look for disinterested favors from another; that it must pay with a portion of its Independence… — George Washington Copy Share Image
It gives liberty and breadth to thought, to learn to judge our own epoch from the point of view of universal history,… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
There is one tradition in America I am proud to inherit. It is our first freedom and the truest expression of our… — Natalie Merchant Copy Share Image
“One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. If you stop to think about it for a few minutes, you can’t help… — Ed Robinson Copy Share Image
You say that freedom of utterance is not for time of stress, and I reply with the sad truth that only in… — William Allen White Copy Share Image
“Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of days that would be her own. She breathed a quick prayer that life… — Kate Chopin Copy Share Image
“We have to complete both tracks. The track of liberation (moksha) and the track of the relative (vyavahaar; worldly interactions). There should… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Ignorance may be bliss, but it certainly is not freedom, except in the minds of those who prefer darkness to light and… — Robert Hugh Benson Copy Share Image
Freedom does not come for free. It has to be fought for and conquered. On this 4th of July may your hearts… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[Walking] is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way… — Elizabeth von Arnim Copy Share Image
“There’s no question about freedom of speech when everyone thinks exactly the same and no one says anything out of the accepted… — Keith Harmon Copy Share Image
I leave you free to be yourself: to think your thoughts, indulge your tastes, follow your inclinations, behave in ways that you… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
“There are always a few, Claire, who like being told what to do instead of being required to think. And those are… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
“I like bubbles in everything. I respect the power of silence. In cold or warm weather I favor a mug of hot… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Regardless of how pretty a woman is, looks alone will not sustain his respect. Appearance may pull him in, but it is… — Sherry Argov Copy Share Image
There is nothing sacred or untouchable except the freedom to think. Without criticism, that is to say, without rigor and experimentation, there… — Octavio Paz Copy Share Image
“If [you're asked] what you think, tell. If you have a preference, voice it. If you have a question, ask it. If… — Kristin Richter Copy Share Image
Mothers have always held such symbolic weight in determining a person's worth. Your mother tongue, your motherland, your mother's values - these… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
Those who sell their liberty for security are understandable, if pitiable, creatures. Those who sell the liberty of others for wealth, power,… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies… — Tammy Baldwin Copy Share Image
I saw no reason why childhood shouldn't last forever. So I created clothes that worked and moved and allowed people to run,… — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Lincoln is quoted more often than he's understood, and he understood that the founding principle of our nation is, in fact, the… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout… — Kwame Nkrumah Copy Share Image
“Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would… — Lucille Ball Copy Share Image
I will only say that many freedom fighters of India found their calling in the institutions of Britain. And many makers of… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
“You think destroying Centillion will free you, whatever ‘free’ means. But let me ask you, can you tell me the requirements for… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
“This is what happens when the state intervenes in a person’s private life; it creates two separate personas. It compels you either… — Manal al-Sharif Copy Share Image
The point is, there are some things worth dying for. There's no doubt about that. And I would die for my family.… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“The one law of Art is its own spontaneity, its pleasure and freedom. How mystic, pure and simple is its wish; it… — Austin Osman Spare Copy Share Image
The flames of freedom which were lighted across this great land of ours in Thomas Jefferson's day have continued to burn with… — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
Our democratic and American values point us to what we already know to be true: every human being deserves to live in… — Laphonza Butler Copy Share Image
The celebrated film critic Pauline Kael once wrote that movies function as escape pods, portals to parallel universes that can be radically… — Jenna Wortham Copy Share Image
“The deepest realization of meditation is that your being is a non-being. It is a nothing, a vast emptiness without boundaries. It… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
To find freedom and happiness in each others' arms, or you know, inside their own bodies and minds. That is a very… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
Freedom means Freedom for the Group, not Freedom for the Individual. (…) Men must not be slaves to other men, but they… — Liang Qichao Copy Share Image
Happiness is not freedom. You may become happy tomorrow; but I assure you, your happiness will be smashed by the pains of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation... in the face of tyranny, cruelty, oppression, extremism, sometimes there is only… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image