--- title: "11 Liberation Means Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Liberation Means quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Liberation Means sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/toni-morrison-271_diversity_liberation-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-si_2690483.jpg" --- > [Liberation means you don't have to be silenced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-morrison/liberation-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-silenced/) [Toni Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/toni-morrison-271_diversity_liberation-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-si_2690483.jpg) > [“Moksha (liberation) means you simply have to change your vision.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/moksha-liberation-means-you-simply-have-to-change-your-vision/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2f/dada-bhagwan-31_dreams_moksha-liberation-means-you-simply-have_547315.jpg) > [I conceive of God, in fact, as a means of liberation and not a means to control others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-baldwin/i-conceive-of-god-in-fact-as-a-means-of-liberation-and-not-a-means-to/) [James A. Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-baldwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/james-a-baldwin-2080_facts_i-conceive-of-god-in-fact-as-a-means-of_1371366.jpg) > [Liberation means no rebirth. Now, does that mean you don't reincarnate? Well, you never did reincarnate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/liberation-means-no-rebirth-now-does-that-mean-you-don-t-reincarnate/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/frederick-lenz-8_buddhism_liberation-means-no-rebirth-now-does-tha_139820.jpg) > [Liberation also means that even though I'm a woman I have masculine parts of my temperament which I can safely explore and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/liberation-also-means-that-even-though-i-m-a-woman-i-have-masculine/) [Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/marianne-williamson-90_freedom_liberation-also-means-that-even-though-i_1591686.png) > [“Moksha (ultimate liberation) means to purify the vision. Bondage means impure vision. Because of flawed vision only, there exists conflicts and difference…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/moksha-ultimate-liberation-means-to-purify-the-vision-bondage-means/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/dada-bhagwan-31_conflicts_moksha-ultimate-liberation-means-to-puri_1349525.jpg) > [To me, liberation doesn't mean that I can think just like a man. Real liberation means that I can think, act, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/to-me-liberation-doesn-t-mean-that-i-can-think-just-like-a-man-real/) [Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/marianne-williamson-90_compensation_to-me-liberation-doesn-t-mean-that-i-can_2722792.png) > [Liberation that raises a cry against others is no true liberation. Liberation that means revolutions of hate and violence and takes away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-romero/liberation-that-raises-a-cry-against-others-is-no-true-liberation/) [Oscar Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-romero/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/oscar-romero-12365_being-true_liberation-that-raises-a-cry-against-oth_2748392.jpg) > [The Americans may think they have 'liberated' Baghdad but the tens of thousands of thieves - they came in families and cruised…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-fisk/the-americans-may-think-they-have-liberated-baghdad-but-the-tens-of/) [Robert Fisk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-fisk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/robert-fisk-7244_baghdad_the-americans-may-think-they-have-libera_2345976.jpg) > [“We must overturn so many idols, the idol of self first of all, so that we can be humble, and only from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-a-romero/we-must-overturn-so-many-idols-the-idol-of-self-first-of-all-so-that-2/) [Oscar A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-a-romero/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/oscar-a-romero-73442_christ_we-must-overturn-so-many-idols-the-idol_2969812.jpg) > [“As long as you perceive that anyone is holding you back, you have not taken full responsibility for your own liberation. Liberation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adyashanti/as-long-as-you-perceive-that-anyone-is-holding-you-back-you-have-not/) [Adyashanti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adyashanti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/adyashanti-1169_absolutes_as-long-as-you-perceive-that-anyone-is-h_1815137.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/liberation-means/#itemlist", "name": "Liberation Means Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Liberation means you don't have to be silenced.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Toni Morrison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-morrison/liberation-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-silenced/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/toni-morrison-271_diversity_liberation-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-si_2690483.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/toni-morrison-271_diversity_liberation-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-si_2690483.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/toni-morrison-271_diversity_liberation-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-si_2690483.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Liberation means you don't have to be silenced.” — Toni Morrison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Moksha (liberation) means you simply have to change your vision.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dada Bhagwan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/moksha-liberation-means-you-simply-have-to-change-your-vision/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2f/dada-bhagwan-31_dreams_moksha-liberation-means-you-simply-have_547315.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2f/dada-bhagwan-31_dreams_moksha-liberation-means-you-simply-have_547315.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2f/dada-bhagwan-31_dreams_moksha-liberation-means-you-simply-have_547315.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Moksha (liberation) means you simply have to change your vision.” — Dada Bhagwan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I conceive of God, in fact, as a means of liberation and not a means to control others.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James A. 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