“Modern liberty in contrast was protection from unwanted interference by state or society.” — Edmund Fawcett Copy Share Image
God could have programmed us as robots to do whatever he tells us, but then we'd never have the freedom to love… — Craig Groeschel Copy Share Image
Mastery is proven only in limitation, and law alone can give us freedom. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“We all have struggle in our lives. We're all searching for personal freedom, whether we're in a bad place or trying to… — Barbara Becker Holstein Copy Share Image
“it was the first mass act of independence by a people who were in bondage in this country for far longer than… — Isabel Wilkerson Copy Share Image
It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you — John Dos Passos Copy Share Image
I would describe myself as a tallish, shy, middle-aged man who equally loves his work and his freedom. And a good liar! — Maurizio Cattelan Copy Share Image
What Tunisia urgently needs, is freedom and the building of a real democracy. — Rashid al-Ghannushi Copy Share Image
“As long as a man has, he must give. And when he has nothing more, he is free. This freedom is far… — Johannes Tauler Copy Share Image
No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings. We all seek happiness… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“The modern scientist attempts to step outside of himself in order to observe himself, an attempt that is always doomed to failure.… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
The Chinese art world does not exist. In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
“No one loses anyone because no one owns anyone. That is true experience of freedom; having the most important thing in the… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“Mostly history, economics, and social issues.” Ted paused. “The Select who settled here sought above all, the freedom to serve Ehyeh. They… — Patricia Reding Copy Share Image
“If it makes some of you so uncomfortable you want to start shit with me about it, step right up and see… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
I did not mean to argue that gender is fluid and changeable (mine certainly is not). I only meant to say that… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
I never knew that to be free in life the must be forgiveness in life . And I realized I must forgive… — Sikhwetha Maanda Stanley Copy Share Image
I have a very clear idea of what the Freedom Caucus has done to this country by terrorizing both the Republican Party… — Michael Bennet Copy Share Image
“Miracles can only inhabit the reality of our awareness when we surrender our need for the familiar to our desire for the… — Eric Micha'el Leventhal Copy Share Image
“The mythology of freedom under capitalism for the average person is a con job.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight. — Rollo May Copy Share Image
My definition of freedom is knowing who you are, and then being it. No matter what anyone else is doing. And naked… — Pink Copy Share Image
Loving someone is a loss of freedom -- but one doesn't think of it as loss because one gains so much else. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“It felt a little like freedom the farther I got from Dr. Sutter and the constraints of her scribbles and pointed gaze.” — Jaden Wilkes Copy Share Image
“Americans could achieve Jefferson’s democratic freedoms through Hamilton’s economic development strategies and trade policies.” — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
Those who are willing to forfeit liberty for security will have neither. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“Ah yes, freedom! Even a hint of it, just the faintest hope of it, is enough to make one's spirit soar, don't… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? — George Carlin Copy Share Image
In truth, the legacy that President Obama's agenda will leave on history is the poisoning of the tree of liberty. — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
“Look under your bed. It'll set you free. [Anita to her 11-yo brother William]” — Cameron Crowe Copy Share Image
The personality susceptible to the dream of limitless freedom is a personality also prone, should the dream ever sour, to misanthropy and… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
A country that has few museums is both materially poor and spiritually poor...Museums, like theaters and libraries, are a means to freedom. — Wendy Beckett Copy Share Image
Freedom is the crux of self-respect. It is difficult to feel good about ourselves when we are unnaturally dependent on someone or… — David J. Lieberman Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family where there was absolute freedom. We were taught to make our own decisions. I'll give my… — Hardik Pandya Copy Share Image
“My people were fiercely protective of our freedom. To be a freeman or freewoman was to have status in the tribe. Respect.” — Lesley Livingston Copy Share Image
I think it is important to do what you believe in and ignore the critics. — Janet Fish Copy Share Image
Americans take justifiable pride in the freedoms given to them by nature or God and enshrined in the Constitution's Bill of Rights. — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes. — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
“The last true test of his soullessness—willfully stripping someone of their freedom” — C.J. Roberts Copy Share Image