Freedom Quotes

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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. — Hannah Arendt
Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into freedom… — Hannah Arendt
No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very… — Hannah Arendt
Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly… — Hannah Arendt
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike… — Aristotle
I mean there's enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world - within the E.U., between China and the… — Julian Assange
Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality. — Billie Joe Armstrong
To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom. — Rowan Atkinson
I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. — Margaret Atwood
If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if they have to… — Margaret Atwood
No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. — Dean Acheson
Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being… — Kevyn Aucoin
Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity. — Saint Augustine
He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king. — Saint Augustine
If there was one word on a motivation or world view, that one word would be 'liberty.' That's what inspires me and motivates me more… — Michele Bachmann
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. — Lord Acton
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. — Lord Acton
Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so,… — Mikhail Bakunin

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