To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more…

To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint. They are eager to barter their independence for relief from the…

— Eric Hoffer

People whose lives are barren and insecure seem to show a greater willingness to obey than people who are self-sufficient and self-confident. To the…

— Eric Hoffer

Considering the great importance to the public liberty of the freedom of the press, and the difficulty of submitting it to very precise rules,…

— Thomas Jefferson

“[O]ne may properly look closely at any proposed new "freedom" from restraint or convention in order to learn what if any personal interest the…

— J. Reuben Clark Jr

"Once there, always there", would give you less freedom than you recently enjoyed, but more security. Security not in the sense of safety from…

— Zygmunt Bauman

“but now and then liberty, in the slogans of the strong, means freedom from restraint in the exploitation of the weak.”

— Will Durant

That's the biggest problem existing in this country! People are always mixing up the word free and freedom. Free is something you get for…

— Aaron Tippin

“Militant missionary religions can share this illusion of the " proud past, ' but few understand the ultimate peril to humankind-that false sense of…

— Frank Herbert

In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom.…

— Anonymous

“Freedom is not an unlimited license, an unlimited choice, or an unlimited opportunity. Freedom is first of all a responsibility before the God from…

— Alan Keyes

Freedom cannot be a responsibility that only belongs to some of us.

— Cori Bush

Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society.

— Delphine de Girardin

True patriots believe that freedom from responsibility is selfishness, freedom from sacrifice is cowardice, freedom from tolerance is prejudice, freedom from stewardship is exploitation,…

— Eric Liu

Freedom is the very essence of our economy and society. Without freedom the human mind is prevented from unleashing its creative force. But what…

— Angela Merkel

“We decide where the time goes. There's so much freedom in that, and so much responsibility.”

— Shauna Niequist