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Freedom Quotes by Will Durant
- Philosophy is harmonized knowledge making a harmonious life; it is the self-discipline which lifts us to serenity and freedom. Knowledge is power, but only wisdom…
- The victors called the revolution a triumph of liberty; but now and then liberty in the slogans of the strong means freedom from restraint in…
- Nature smiles at the union of freedom and equality in our utopias. For freedom and equality are sworn and everlasting enemies, and when one prevails…
- Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic ability desires equality; those who are conscious of superior ability…
- If our economy of freedom fails to distribute wealth as ably as it has created it, the road to dictatorship will be open to any…
- Forced to choose, the poor, like the rich, love money more than political liberty; and the only political freedom capable of enduring is one that…
- The Islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. It is a discouraging tale, for its evident moral is that civilization is…
- In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product…
- Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.
- We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street and Broadway.
More Freedom Quotes
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- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — 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… — Aristotle
- I mean there's enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world - within the E.U., between… — Julian Assange
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — 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… — 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… — Margaret Atwood