Freedom Quotes

9007 Freedom quotes by 3931 unique authors

The American heritage was one of individual liberty, personal responsibility and freedom from government ... Unfortunately ... that heritage has been lost. Americans no longer… — Harry Browne
So long as we need to control other people, however benign our motives, we are captive to that need. In giving them freedom, we free… — Marilyn Ferguson
Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles. — Gerry Spence
Freedom is essentially a condition of inequality, not equality. It recognizes as a fact of nature the structural differences inherent in man - in temperament,… — Frank Chodorov
Whatever the issue, let freedom offer us a hundred choices, instead of having government force one answer on everyone. — Harry Browne
Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for free health care,… — Harry Browne
Government seems to operate on the principle that if even one individual is incapable of using his freedom competently, no one can be allowed to… — Harry Browne
A society based on the freedom to choose is better than a society based on the principles of socialism, communism and coercion. — Milton Friedman
For the average American, freedom of speech is simply the freedom to repeat what everyone else is saying and no more. — Gore Vidal
Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.… — James Madison
Our government, taxes, and ideas of freedom are already duplicates of the Old World. Our politicians determine how we should live our lives - and… — Harry Browne
The freedom of speech and the freedom of the press have not been granted to the people in order that they may say things which… — Samuel Gompers
The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy. One's right to life, liberty and… — Robert H. Jackson
At the heart of western freedom and democracy is the belief that the individual man ... is the touchstone of value, and all society, groups,… — Robert Kennedy
There is no more fundamental axiom of American freedom than the familiar statement: In a free country we punish men for the crimes they commit… — Harry S. Truman
But when no risk is taken there is no freedom. It is thus that, in an industrial society, the plethora of laws made for our… — Alan Watts
The early American knew that freedom was nothing more than the absence of external restraint on behavior; the government could not give you freedom, it… — Frank Chodorov
Nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. This is a major reason… — Rudolph Rummel
The degree of a country's freedom is the degree of its prosperity. — Ayn Rand
This, then, is freedom in the external life of man-that he is independent of the arbitrary power of his fellows. — Ludwig von Mises
The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers clearly understood this. — Ron Paul
Popular suffrage is in itself no guarantee of freedom. People can vote themselves into slavery. — Frank Chodorov
We cannot restore traditional American freedom unless we limit the government's power to tax. No tinkering with this, that, or the other law will stop… — Frank Chodorov
My definition of financial freedom is simple: it is the ability to live the lifestyle you desire without having to work or rely on anyone… — T. Harv Eker
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing, let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong... it's Independence Day. — Martina McBride

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