Freedom Quotes

9007 Freedom quotes by 3931 unique authors

There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is possible. — Albert Camus
A real leader has the ability to motivate others to their highest level of achievement; then gives them the opportunity and the freedom to grow. — Buck Rodgers
Trust is not bound up with knowledge so much as it is with freedom, the openness to the unknown. — Robert C. Solomon
Whether they really believe in their brave new world, however, is ultimately beside the point. They're building it. And in the friction-free future, jacked into… — Mark Slouka
The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. It destroys communities and makes humanity impossible. It creates bitterness in the survivors… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Men rattle their chains-to manifest their freedom. — Arthur Helps
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century. — Baron de Montesquieu
To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Freedom and not servitude is the cure of anarchy; as religion, and not atheism, is the true remedy of superstition. — Edmund Burke
Freedom is the fundamental condition for any growth. — Erich Fromm
Heaven's blessing must attend all, and freedom must soon be given to the pining millions under a ruthless bondage. — Frederick Douglass
Freedom can be preserved only if it is treated as a supreme principle which must not be sacrificed for particular advantages. — Friedrich August von Hayek
It is because freedom means the renunciation of direct control of individual efforts that a free society can make use of so much more knowledge… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Our submission to general principles is necessary because we cannot be guided in our practical action by full knowledge and evaluation of the consequences. So… — Friedrich August von Hayek
The importance of our being free to do a particular thing has nothing to do with the question of whether we or the majority are… — Friedrich August von Hayek
The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world. — George H. W. Bush
I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of… — George Washington
There are two kinds of freedom: one is the freedom from something, which is a reaction; and the other is not a reaction, it is… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Without total freedom, every perception, every objective regard, is twisted. It is only the man who is totally free who can look and understand immediately.… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere. Our moral sense dictates a clearcut preference for these societies… — Jimmy Carter
We have to call it "freedom": who'd want to die for "a lesser tyranny" — Mignon McLaughlin
The freedom from something is not true freedom. The freedom to do anything you want to do is also not the freedom I am talking… — Rajneesh
True freedom is always spiritual. It has something to do with your innermost being, which cannot be chained, handcuffed, or put into a jail. — Rajneesh
Unless your freedom turns into a creative realization, you will feel sad. Because you will see that you are free-your chains are broken, and you… — Rajneesh
When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. — Martin Niemoller

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