Freedom Quotes

9007 Freedom quotes by 3931 unique authors

Peace is no mere matter of men fighting or not fighting. Peace, to have meaning for many who have known only suffering in both peace… — Ralph Bunche
The elimination of ignorance, of illiteracy... and of needless inequalities in opportunities (is) to be seen as objectives that are valued for their own sake.… — Amartya Sen
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle. — Daisaku Ikeda
Freedom is secured not by the fulfillment of one's desires, but by the removal of desire. — Epictetus
Acceptance and awareness are the keys to freedom. — Paul Lowe
The face of love is variable. I am able to love without demanding that my relationships assume the structures and forms I might choose for… — Julia Cameron
To sing about freedom and to pray for its coming is not enough. Freedom must be actualized in history by oppressed peoples who accept the… — James H. Cone
Considering the inner fitness of things, one would rather think that the very first act of a will endowed with freedom should be to sustain… — William James
The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. If you want to fail yourself - you can - but… — Lou Holtz
Without freedom, there is no creation. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Freedom is not nurtured by nations preparing for war. — William Appleman Williams
Freedom begins as we become conscious of it. — Vernon Howard
It is for each of us freely to choose whom we shall serve, and find in that obedience our freedom. — Mary Caroline Richards
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
How is freedom measured, in individuals as in nations? By the resistance which has to be overcome, by the effort it costs to stay aloft.… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Yet we can maintain a free society only if we recognize that in a free society no one can win all the time. No one… — Richard M. Nixon
Do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of Independence. — Abraham Lincoln
What most clearly characterizes true freedom and its true employment is its misemployment. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
A useful definition of liberty is obtained only by seeking the principle of liberty in the main business of human life, that is to say,… — Walter Lippmann
Mankind has a free will; but it is free to milk cows and to build houses, nothing more. — Martin Luther
When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind. — Byron Katie
Silence is like a cradle holding our endeavors and our will; a silent spaciousness sustains us in our work and at the same time connects… — David Whyte
The Emancipation Proclamation...can remind us in 2013 of all the mistakes we never want to commit again but it can also motivate us to fulfill… — Aberjhani
Give me blood and I will give you freedom! — Subhas Chandra Bose
India is calling Blood is calling to blood. Get up, we have no time to lose. Take up your arms ! we shall carve our… — Subhas Chandra Bose

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