--- title: "11 Human Liberation Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Human Liberation quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Human Liberation sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24b/ross-mckitrick-43649_20th-century_abundant-cheap-electricity-has-been-the_781698.png" --- > [Abundant, cheap electricity has been the greatest source of human liberation in the 20th century.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-mckitrick/abundant-cheap-electricity-has-been-the-greatest-source-of-human/) [Ross McKitrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-mckitrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24b/ross-mckitrick-43649_20th-century_abundant-cheap-electricity-has-been-the_781698.png) > [In my opinion, Marxism is a great creed of human liberation. It is the creed which says that when all other empires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foot/in-my-opinion-marxism-is-a-great-creed-of-human-liberation-it-is-the/) [Michael Foot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38c/michael-foot-18948_creeds_in-my-opinion-marxism-is-a-great-creed-o_2773580.jpg) > [...but we also know that to be educated, the goal of it must be human liberation-liberation enabling each of us to fulfill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/but-we-also-know-that-to-be-educated-the-goal-of-it-must-be-human/) [Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58f/hillary-clinton-51_capacity_but-we-also-know-that-to-be-educated-the_2624000.jpg) > [By ceasing to rear and kill animals for food, we can make so much extra food available for humans that, properly distributed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-singer/by-ceasing-to-rear-and-kill-animals-for-food-we-can-make-so-much/) [Peter Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-singer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/peter-singer-1001_animal_by-ceasing-to-rear-and-kill-animals-for_235276.jpg) > [I abhor Earth Hour. Abundant, cheap electricity has been the greatest source of human liberation in the 20th century. Every material social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-mckitrick/i-abhor-earth-hour-abundant-cheap-electricity-has-been-the-greatest/) [Ross McKitrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-mckitrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58d/ross-mckitrick-43649_20th-century_i-abhor-earth-hour-abundant-cheap-electr_427716.png) > [Perhaps one of the most important things you can do for human beings is wean them off an animal-based diet. It hardens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-newkirk/perhaps-one-of-the-most-important-things-you-can-do-for-human-beings/) [Ingrid Newkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-newkirk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e8/ingrid-newkirk-3962_animal_perhaps-one-of-the-most-important-things_2495761.png) > [Some have a difficult time with feminism. 'Why not a human liberation movement?' they say. The answer is that the power differences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loraine-hutchins/some-have-a-difficult-time-with-feminism-why-not-a-human-liberation/) [Loraine Hutchins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loraine-hutchins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/loraine-hutchins-53056_answers_some-have-a-difficult-time-with-feminism_890418.jpg) > [Nelson Mandela, a better man, not a bitter man, made our world a better place in which to live. His life and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernice-king/nelson-mandela-a-better-man-not-a-bitter-man-made-our-world-a-better/) [Bernice King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernice-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/bernice-king-7450_better-man_nelson-mandela-a-better-man-not-a-bitter_2847774.jpg) > [Historically the great movements for human liberation have always been movements to change institutions and not to preserve them intact. It follows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dewey/historically-the-great-movements-for-human-liberation-have-always/) [John Dewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dewey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/john-dewey-545_balanced_historically-the-great-movements-for-hum_313214.png) > [“The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a 'circle of certainty' within which reality is also imprisoned.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-freire/the-radical-committed-to-human-liberation-does-not-become-the/) [Paulo Freire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-freire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/paulo-freire-1551_freedom_the-radical-committed-to-human-liberatio_1862542.jpg) > [Animal liberation is also human liberation. Animal liberationists care about the quality of life for all. We recognize our kinship with all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spira/animal-liberation-is-also-human-liberation-animal-liberationists-care/) [Henry Spira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-spira/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/henry-spira-58455_animal_animal-liberation-is-also-human-liberati_2405768.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-liberation/#itemlist", "name": "Human Liberation Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Abundant, cheap electricity has been the greatest source of human liberation in the 20th century.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ross McKitrick" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-mckitrick/abundant-cheap-electricity-has-been-the-greatest-source-of-human/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24b/ross-mckitrick-43649_20th-century_abundant-cheap-electricity-has-been-the_781698.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24b/ross-mckitrick-43649_20th-century_abundant-cheap-electricity-has-been-the_781698.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24b/ross-mckitrick-43649_20th-century_abundant-cheap-electricity-has-been-the_781698.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Abundant, cheap electricity has been the greatest source of human liberation in the 20th century.” — Ross McKitrick", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In my opinion, Marxism is a great creed of human liberation. 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His life and leadership exemplify the highest courage, dignity, and dedication to human liberation.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bernice King" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernice-king/nelson-mandela-a-better-man-not-a-bitter-man-made-our-world-a-better/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/bernice-king-7450_better-man_nelson-mandela-a-better-man-not-a-bitter_2847774.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/bernice-king-7450_better-man_nelson-mandela-a-better-man-not-a-bitter_2847774.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/bernice-king-7450_better-man_nelson-mandela-a-better-man-not-a-bitter_2847774.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Nelson Mandela, a better man, not a bitter man, made our world a better place in which to live. 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It follows from what has been said that there have been movements to bring about a changed distribution of power to do - and power to think and to express thought is a power to do- so that there would be a more balanced, a more equal, even, and equitable system of human liberties.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Dewey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dewey/historically-the-great-movements-for-human-liberation-have-always/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/john-dewey-545_balanced_historically-the-great-movements-for-hum_313214.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/john-dewey-545_balanced_historically-the-great-movements-for-hum_313214.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/john-dewey-545_balanced_historically-the-great-movements-for-hum_313214.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Historically the great movements for human liberation have always been movements to change institutions and…” — John Dewey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a 'circle of certainty' within which reality is also imprisoned. On the contrary, the more radical the person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it. This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled. This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. 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Animal liberationists care about the quality of life for all. We recognize our kinship with all feeling beings. We identify with the powerless and the vulnerable, the victims, all those dominated, oppressed and exploited. And it is the non-human animals whose suffering is the most intense, widespread, expanding, systematic and socially sanctioned of all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Spira" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-spira/animal-liberation-is-also-human-liberation-animal-liberationists-care/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/henry-spira-58455_animal_animal-liberation-is-also-human-liberati_2405768.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/henry-spira-58455_animal_animal-liberation-is-also-human-liberati_2405768.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/henry-spira-58455_animal_animal-liberation-is-also-human-liberati_2405768.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Animal liberation is also human liberation. Animal liberationists care about the quality of life for all. 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