Freedom Quotes

9007 Freedom quotes by 3931 unique authors

A free spirit takes liberties even with liberty itself. — Francis Picabia
I just wanted to find out where the boundaries were. So far I've found there aren't any. I just wanted to be stopped, and no… — Damien Hirst
An artist discovers his genius the day he dares not to please. — Andre Malraux
What you have to do is break all the rules. — Andrew Wyeth
Getting to know the feel of both emotional energies, fear and courage, will enable you to choose courage more consciously. You don't want fear's energy… — Judith Orloff
A simple line painted with the brush can lead to freedom and happiness. — Joan Miro
Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone… — Eleanor Roosevelt
The fly that touches honey cannot use it's wings; so too the soul that clings to spiritual sweetness ruins it's freedom and hinders contemplation. — Sri Aurobindo
Every farewell combines loss and new freedom. — Mason Cooley
The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. — Benjamin Franklin
We are so concerned to flatter the majority that we lose sight of how very often it is necessary, in order to preserve freedom for… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Freedom and the power to choose should not be the privilege of wealth. They are the birthright of every American. — George H. W. Bush
Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and… — Albert Camus
Freedom is not a reward or a decoration that is celebrated with champagne...Oh no! It's a...long distance race, quite solitary and very exhausting. — Albert Camus
Freedom of the press is perhaps the freedom that has suffered the most from the gradual degradation of the idea of liberty. — Albert Camus
Absolute justice is achieved by the suppression of all contradiction, therefore it destroys freedom. — Albert Camus
At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities.... — Lord Acton
Individual liberty is individual power, and as the power of a community is a mass compounded of individual powers, the nation which enjoys the most… — John Quincy Adams
Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom. — John Quincy Adams
If men, through fear, fraud, or mistake, should in terms renounce or give up any natural right, the eternal law of reason and the grand… — Samuel Adams
Every time I criticize what I consider to be excesses or faults in the news business, I am accused of repression, and the leaders of… — Spiro T. Agnew
Mankind is at its best when it is most free. This will be clear if we grasp the principle of liberty. We must recall that… — Dante Alighieri
Freedom of thought and freedom of speech in our great institutions are absolutely necessary for the preservation of our country. The moment either is restricted,… — John Peter Altgeld
The use of "religion" as an excuse to repress the freedom of expression and to deny human rights is not confined to any country or… — Margaret Atwood

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