--- title: "8 Said Freedom Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Said Freedom quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Said Freedom sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/william-t-vollmann-2100_freedom_the-shortest-man-codenamed-rimsky-said-t_143542.jpg" --- > [“The shortest man, codenamed RIMSKY, said to me that freedom means understanding our place within the laws of history; we are more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-vollmann/the-shortest-man-codenamed-rimsky-said-to-me-that-freedom-means/) [William T. Vollmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-vollmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/william-t-vollmann-2100_freedom_the-shortest-man-codenamed-rimsky-said-t_143542.jpg) > [“As President Reagan once said, “Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation from extinction. It is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-winters/as-president-reagan-once-said-freedom-is-a-fragile-thing-and-is-never/) [Larry Winters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-winters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1a/larry-winters-255300_freedom_as-president-reagan-once-said-freedom-is_880516.jpg) > [“While I was lying on the floor, they stood over me, kicking me in the teeth and punching me and using their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janine-di-giovanni/while-i-was-lying-on-the-floor-they-stood-over-me-kicking-me-in-the/) [Janine Di Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janine-di-giovanni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/janine-di-giovanni-11564_freedom_while-i-was-lying-on-the-floor-they-stoo_1422338.jpg) > [“The Albany police chief, after one of the mass arrests, was taking the names of prisoners lined up before his desk. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/the-albany-police-chief-after-one-of-the-mass-arrests-was-taking-the/) [Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/howard-zinn-576_freedom_the-albany-police-chief-after-one-of-the_1760650.jpg) > [Offering hope to the German people, I said that freedom from militarism would give them the opportunity, if they would but seize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-f-byrnes/offering-hope-to-the-german-people-i-said-that-freedom-from/) [James F. Byrnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-f-byrnes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9c/james-f-byrnes-23143_ability_offering-hope-to-the-german-people-i-sai_1792684.jpg) > [My most basic credo is: I never said freedom was cheap. And it ain't. Never will be. It's been the highest priced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-barger/my-most-basic-credo-is-i-never-said-freedom-was-cheap-and-it-ain-t/) [Sonny Barger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-barger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/sonny-barger-21887_commodity_my-most-basic-credo-is-i-never-said-free_1977095.jpg) > [As I've said, freedom is really an illusion. Anytime we think we have a real choice, it just means we haven't seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lindsay/as-i-ve-said-freedom-is-really-an-illusion-anytime-we-think-we-have-a/) [Jeff Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lindsay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e3/jeff-lindsay-1259_choices_as-i-ve-said-freedom-is-really-an-illusi_3017385.png) > [“Now she had words to dull her senses. English words, a new name, and covering it all like a warm blanket, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paullina-simons/now-she-had-words-to-dull-her-senses-english-words-a-new-name-and/) [Paullina Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paullina-simons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/paullina-simons-1314_coney-island_now-she-had-words-to-dull-her-senses-eng_3219179.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said-freedom/#itemlist", "name": "Said Freedom Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The shortest man, codenamed RIMSKY, said to me that freedom means understanding our place within the laws of history; we are more free when we acknowledge our submission to the law of gravity than when we foolishly deny it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William T. 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