All social space is suffused with political meanings and agendas, the very stones and walls a kind of testament to the ongoing… — Mark Kingwell Copy Share Image
We have made thee neither of heaven nor of earth, Neither mortal or immortal, So that with freedom of choice and with… — Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola Copy Share Image
One of the best kept secrets in America is that people are aching to make a commitment, if they only had the… — John Naisbitt Copy Share Image
“If left unattended by nonvigilant citizens, the freedoms of democracy can be lost to an all-powerful state, and citizens can become transformed… — Christine Barbour Copy Share Image
“If you have strength of character, you can use that as fuel to not only be a survivor but to transcend simply… — Zeena Schreck Copy Share Image
Those who created this country chose freedom. With all of its dangers. And do you know the riskiest part of that choice… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. It is not a thing, in its… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
“The Reformation is one root of the idea of human freedom and autonomy as it is represented in modern democracy. However, while… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
“I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I… — John D. Rockefeller Copy Share Image
The following [addition to the Bill of Rights] would have pleased me: The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Americans deserve to have their religious beliefs and practices protected. Religious freedom is too important to be trampled by insensitive bureaucracy or… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
This is the day, That Our nation sings This is the day That the liberty bell starts to ring This is the… — Azgraybebly Joslan Copy Share Image
Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere.… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Silicon Valley tends to believe in the individual who creates a small group and does something big. Democracy is always frustrating, but… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I would say that the thrust of my life has been initially about getting free, and then realizing that my freedom is… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
“You do not have to renounce anything. The path of liberation is not one of acquisition or renunciation at all. Acquisition and renunciation are… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
We do not believe in quotas. They would not only be undesirable, they would be illegal. There is legal protection for the… — David Willetts Copy Share Image
“The main freedom involved in using hormonal birth control is freedom from thinking about-and ultimately facing-our reproductive power. This "freedom" essentially results… — Inga Muscio Copy Share Image
Anarchism stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion and liberation of the human body from the… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Americans need not fear the federal government because they enjoy the advantage of being armed, which you possess over the people of… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“of the page. Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
From a political point of view, there is but one principle, the sovereignty of man over himself. This sovereignty of myself over… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds,… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The right to freedom of association is fine, but why shouldn't the cops be allowed to mine your social network to figure… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
“the idea of independence and self-government in Africa was voiced by almost no one, except for a few beleaguered rebels deep in… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
Autonomy is the capacity to act on principles that are one's own and one will exercise this capacity by means of a… — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
“If the fundamental principles in the Declaration of Independence, as self-evident truths, are real truths, the existence of slavery, in any form,… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
“Sweetest of all is liberty. This we have chosen and this we pay for. We have embraced the laws of Lykurgus, and… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
“The man or woman who proclaims devotion to the cause of liberation yet is unable to enter into communion with the people,… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
In terms of freedom, America doesn't invite any comparison to Russia. It would be silly to make one. Every line that I… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
“When society involves the anarch in a conflict which in which he does not participate inwardly, it challenges him to launch an… — Ernst Jünger Copy Share Image
The further away we get from the concept of 1776 and why we declared our independence and how we declared our independence.… — Mark Robinson Copy Share Image
The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The insistence on truthfulness does not disturb the freedom of the individual. The social obligation implied in Satyagraha turns the freedom of… — Goparaju Ramachandra Rao Copy Share Image
The supreme belief of our society is the dignity and freedom of the individual. To the respect of that dignity, to the… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
“It’s liberating to not have a TV. Television sucks so much life out of our lives. It takes our money, our time,… — Joshua Fields Millburn Copy Share Image
Some people only speak of freedom of speech while they're out of power. Once they're in power, they're ruthless in suppressing the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“First, with the establishment of a state and territorially defined state borders, “immigration” takes on an entirely new meaning. In a natural… — Hans-Hermann Hoppe Copy Share Image
My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image