Here we have the best Freedom Quotes from famous authors such as Mandy Patinkin, Rajiv Gandhi, Moshe Dayan, Tacitus, Silvio Berlusconi. Find the perfect quotation from our collection.
Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.
A-POC unleashes the freedom of imagination. It’s for people who are curious, who have inner energy – the energy of life and living.
The American dream is about freedom.
The principle of academic freedom is designed to make sure that powers outside the university, including government and corporations, are not able to control the curriculum or intervene in extra-mural speech.
The Arab Spring is a true phenomenon. Embrace Arab Spring; embrace the aspiration for freedom of the people of Egypt, Syria, and Yemen.
As Canadians who proudly demand the equal treatment of minorities, religious freedom, gender equality and basic human rights for its citizens – allowing our political leaders to shamefully ignore these values in the name of business abroad, falls short of the high standard we rightfully set for ourselves.
There is no such thing as part freedom.
Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient‘s ego freedom to decide one way or another.
I want to have the freedom to do whatever I want.
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about… Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.
Our freedom, our prosperity and our security depend on a proper respect for the fortune of our neighbours, allies and old friends.
The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to hold down its adversaries, and as soon as it becomes possible to speak of freedom the State as such ceases to exist.
We all have to announce our full solidarity with the struggle of those seeking freedom and justice in Syria, and translate this sympathy into a clear political vision that supports a peaceful transition to a democratic system of rule that reflects the demands of the Syrian people for freedom.
I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas.
Freedom is the right to live as we wish.
Freedom is not won by merely overthrowing a tyrannical ruler or an oppressive regime. That is usually only the prelude to a new tyranny, a new oppression.
Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom.
I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.
Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.
Spirit borrows from matter the perceptions on which it feeds and restores them to matter in the form of movements which it has stamped with its own freedom.
Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that the government cannot pick and choose which expressions to authorize and which to prevent.
Look, we want freedom and we want liberty in this country. But we’ve also got to have the guts to stand up and run a tight ship in America. Morality is now a word that many people consider very square and outdated. But if we don’t stand up for it, we deserve what we will get in the end – unprincipled anarchy.
It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree.
I don’t have tiffs with people. I only mind my business, but whatever interferes my freedom of expression, I have always voiced.
Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.
Freedom is what everyone wants – to be able to act and live with freedom. But the only way to get to a place of freedom is through discipline.
An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense… that gold and economic freedom are inseparable.
Freedom and Justice are twin sisters.
We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.
Cats are the runes of beauty, invincibility, wonder, pride, freedom, coldness, self-sufficiency, and dainty individuality – the qualities of sensitive, enlightened, mentally developed, pagan, cynical, poetic, philosophic, dispassionate, reserved, independent, Nietzschean, unbroken, civilised, master-class men.
You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
Freedom is the right to one’s dignity as a man.
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.
Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don’t judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.
Political freedom is to be cherished indeed. But there is no political freedom that is not indissolubly bound to the inner personal freedom of the individuals who make up that nation: no liberty of a nation of conformists, no free nation made up of robots.
Many people don’t understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz… And that is really the idea of democracy – freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don’t just get out there and do anything you want.
Freedom means the freedom to be stupid, and that’s what I want.
People have been fed this diet of pabulum, rights, and impulsive freedom. There’s just an absolute starvation for the other side of the story.
The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.
Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.
Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.
I don’t believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do anything he likes, the artist ends up doing nothing at all. If there’s one thing that’s dangerous for an artist, it’s precisely this question of total freedom, waiting for inspiration and the rest of it.
America is a model of force and freedom and moderation – with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.
There are those who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American Dream.
I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended.
Murakami’s ability to deconstruct and his aesthetic and conceptual freedom have been totally inspiring for me.
The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without external interference.
A source of embarrassment for Libyans, Gadhafi has never been a joke: disappearances, a police state, zero freedom of expression, and poverty for at least a third of the population of country tremendously wealthy thanks to oil.
True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one’s true character, to be altogether one’s self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion.
We champion freedom – but Brexit will mean the next generation is less free to live, work and love across Europe.
Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don’t ever count on having both at once.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.
Indeed, a major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it… gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.
We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
But it wasn’t until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130’s all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom.
Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
Who is more to be pitied, a writer bound and gagged by policemen or one living in perfect freedom who has nothing more to say?
I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it’s marked by the blood of those who died defending it.
The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.
Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.
True success, true happiness lies in freedom and fulfillment.
There is no ageism or ‘youthism’ when it comes to freedom of speech. We are all citizens.
The more you practice, the better you get, the more freedom you have to create.
Without any action, this migratory influx will be like the barbarian invasion of the 4th century, and the consequences will be the same. We must immediately stop this madness to safeguard our social pact, freedom, and identity.
Anytime the coach gives you the ball and some encouragement, you get a sense of freedom.
Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America’s servicemen and women.
Freedom is not the absence of obligation or restraint, but the freedom of movement within healthy, chosen parameters.
Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.
After a while, you just don’t do things you don’t wanna do – that’s the great freedom you get, the older you get. You learn what to do and what not to do, and what will be a waste of time and what won’t be a waste of time.
I need this wild life, this freedom.
Just as discipline and freedom are opposing forces that must be balanced, leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities between one extreme and another.
All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.
To me, that’s what music entails. It’s freedom, it’s having the undeniable confidence to express yourself in a way that you know is right.
The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.
Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with us.
Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.
I was ecstatic they re-named ‘French Fries‘ as ‘Freedom Fries’. Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots.
Going braless is one’s freedom.
Psychoanalysis – and any good therapy – is a method of increasing one’s awareness of destiny in order to increase one’s experience of freedom.
Wherever there are communities fighting for freedom and liberation, there are serious tensions.
Nationalism makes us weak because its eternal seeking of enemies, its disdain of others, its need to feel superior makes cooperation with other nations to collectively guarantee our freedom and security much more difficult.
Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.
The prosecution has to go with the evidence and the facts and tell the story as it happened. The defense has more creative freedom. All you have to do is look for a defense that works. But it doesn’t have to be the truth. Sometimes you get lucky and it is, but sometimes you don’t, and either way, it doesn’t matter.
The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom ‘to’ and freedom ‘from.’
I want to thank the WBC and its president, Don Jose Sulaiman, for the support in our fight for democracy and freedom in Ukraine.
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it.
Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.
The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.
The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws.
Ultimately, America’s answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It’s kind of inspiring because it reminds me his feet were bleeding at the end of rehearsals. Yet when you watch him, all you see is freedom. It’s a reminder of what the job is about in general, not just being in musicals.
People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy is the ongoing pursuit of the common good by all of the people.
What makes revolutionary thought unique is its clarity and dignity, and its clear grasp of freedom and justice: simple, clear words that are understood without the need for any help from elite writers or thinkers.
That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.
There is nothing wrong with intellectual differences flowing from freedom of thought as long as such differences remain confined to intellectual debates.
I’m not interested in who am I. I’m interested in what’s gone, the disinheritance, what I’ve been able to become or learn or fuse with or not fuse with. A certain freedom comes… I like it that way.
The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.
Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
There can be no democracy without truth. There can be no truth without controversy, there can be no change without freedom. Without freedom there can be no progress.
I need freedom to be happy.
Happiness is being content with what you have, living in freedom and liberty, having a good family life and good friends.
If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
Our way is straight and clear – the building up of a socialist democracy at home, with freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship with all nations abroad.
While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.
Cannes or Oscars is not only to bring happiness and recognition – they protect people like me. The world knows who you are. You can work. You can express. You can help other people. It’s not only the star system. It’s a symbol of freedom.
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
I think if we get freedom for women, then they are probably going to do a lot of things that I wish they wouldn’t do. But it seems to me that isn’t our business to say what they should do with it. It is our business to see that they get it.
A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom.
America is just the country that how all the written guarantees in the world for freedom are no protection against tyranny and oppression of the worst kind. There the politician has come to be looked upon as the very scum of society.
The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.
The best road to progress is freedom’s road.
If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it’s that the terrorists can attack us, but they can’t take away what makes us American – our freedom, our liberty, our civil rights. No, only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that.
What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.
Money to me is just the biggest blessing in the world that allows me freedom.
Jazz stands for freedom. It’s supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don’t be a perfectionist – leave that to the classical musicians.
America is a fundamentally good country. We have good people with good values who want to do the right thing. But the structures of power that exist are working to their own ends to extend their capability at the expense of the freedom of all publics.
Once people enjoy the taste of freedom, there is no turning back.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one’s government is not necessarily to secure freedom.
Freedom is the oxygen without which science cannot breathe.
Nelson Mandela sat in a South African prison for 27 years. He was nonviolent. He negotiated his way out of jail. His honor and suffering of 27 years in a South African prison is really ultimately what brought about the freedom of South Africa. That is nonviolence.
The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.
The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in values in a rather short time and it’s an example of freedom from religion.
Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.
In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society.
Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces.
Pure libertarianism believes that people will be generous and help each other. Well, they won’t. I wish it were so, and I live that way. I help panhandlers, but other people are, ‘Oh look at that – why doesn’t he get a job?’ While I believe in all that freedom, I also believe that no one should suffer needlessly.
What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities.
Everyone has his or her own opinion and I always welcome criticism. That’s why we have freedom of expression and that’s also what I stand for – but I won’t stand for insults.
There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail.
But if people want to swim in the Thames, if they want to take their lives into their own hands, then they should be able to do so with all the freedom and exhilaration of our woad-painted ancestors.
There is something about boldness and fearlessness and being free enough to speak what is on one’s mind that warrants freedom.
A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.
The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.
Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one’s government is not necessarily to secure freedom.
Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
Perhaps I am naive, but I believe that at this point in history, the greatest danger to our freedom and way of life comes from the reasonable fear of omniscient State powers kept in check by nothing more than policy documents.
Freedom is not worth fighting for if it means no more than license for everyone to get as much as he can for himself.
I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.
I love to deer hunt and fish and drive down the back roads in my truck. All those things basically equal freedom to me – and not having to return that message or call from my record company or management. At some point, I need to recharge.
The issue of coverage of pre-poll surveys should not be mixed with the freedom of press. Having guidelines does not violate any fundamental right nor implies any restriction on this freedom. ‘Media power’ should not be misused with the help of pre-poll surveys.
I want to have freedom with everything I do.
True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right.
Podcasting is great. Total freedom.
He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.
I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect.
At times, we take freedom for granted. We really don’t know how to cherish the freedom we have until it’s taken from us.
Mothers have always held such symbolic weight in determining a person’s worth. Your mother tongue, your motherland, your mother’s values – these things can qualify or disqualify you from attaining myriad American dreams: love, fluency, citizenship, legitimacy, acceptance, success, freedom.
Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.
Freedom is not enough.
The idea of working with Steven Spielberg was very attractive. He’s such a master. He knows the language of the camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great freedom.
Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.
The freedom to fail is vital if you’re going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.
The standing orders of the Parliamentary Party, however, apply to me, apply to every other Member of the Parliamentary Labour Party and they put into a context the way in which those rights to freedom of speech should be exercised.
I can’t in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.
Freedom is never given; it is won.
Enlightenment values of individual freedom are manifested best in individual acts of criticism and defiance.
Freedom is from within.
I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.
Freedom is control in your own life.
Rock n’ roll to me is all about freedom of thought and to be whatever you want to be.
To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.
I’m just living my life the way I want to. I have the freedom to do that.
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
The spirit of the great outdoors and the spirit of America is freedom – let’s keep freedom alive by preventing woke bureaucrats from trampling on property rights with more land grabs.
You’re always trying to balance your understanding of who you are and what you need, and your longing and imaginings of freedom.
When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete.
I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there.
Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.
I love to create, and to me, the ultimate freedom of expression is a blank canvas or a block of clay to capture whatever emotions your imagination gives it.
War is wrong. Conscription for war is inconsistent with freedom of conscience, which is not merely the right to believe but to act on the degree of truth that one receives, to follow a vocation which is God-inspired and God-directed.
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks.
An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others.
The thing is this: You got to have fun while you’re fightin’ for freedom, ’cause you don’t always win.
Freedom is not just declared; it is exercised.
To me, the flag represents the greatest ideals of the United States of America, not the worst, but different people look at different things and have different feelings about it. That’s what freedom of expression is all about.
I believe dreams represent the purest form of fantasy we unleash through our subconscious. They represent the truest freedom we can experience. Totally unrepressed and totally creative.
Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.
Within the soul of America is freedom of mind and spirit in man. Here alone are the open windows through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit. Here alone is human dignity not a dream but an accomplishment. Perhaps it is not perfect, but it is more full in realization here than any other place in the world.
Press freedom is not just about journalists, right? It’s not just about us, it’s not just about me, it’s not just about Rappler. Press freedom is… the foundation of every single right of every single Filipino to the truth, so that we can hold the powerful to account.
People ask me if I ever thought of writing a children’s book. I say, ‘If I had a serious brain injury I might well write a children’s book’, but otherwise the idea of being conscious of who you’re directing the story to is anathema to me, because, in my view, fiction is freedom and any restraints on that are intolerable.
A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will’s freedom after it.
My failure to lay aside the sin that so easily entangles is the direct result of my refusal to die to my natural proclivity toward attaining my own freedom, meaning, value, worth, and righteousness – not believing that, by virtue of my Spirit – wrought union with Christ, everything I need, I already possess.
The freedom of all is essential to my freedom.
I fight, and have fought, for political freedom, for justice and for fairness and freedom of speech.
Look, freedom is an overwhelming American notion. The idea that we want to see the world, the peoples of the world free is something that all of us subscribe to.
Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny.
Men who want to support women in our struggle for freedom and justice should understand that it is not terrifically important to us that they learn to cry; it is important to us that they stop the crimes of violence against us.
What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don’t like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don’t expect freedom to survive very long.
Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.
Here was buried Thomas Jefferson Author of the Declaration of American Independence Of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom & Father of the University of Virginia.
The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.
Men are freest when they are most unconscious of freedom. The shout is a rattling of chains, always was.
People call us heroes, but we are nothing compared to our police force and fire fighters and everybody who protects us and makes sure our freedom is held to the highest standard.
The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history.
Freedom and order are not incompatible… truth is strength… free discussion is the very life of truth.
I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls, the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to choose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads, uncursed by color; thinking, dreaming, working as they will in a kingdom of beauty and love.
If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if they have to give up some personal freedom.
I am mortal. I want the nation to get used to freedom before I die.
Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.
Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.
Financial freedom is available to those who learn about it and work for it.
Every human has four endowments – self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom… The power to choose, to respond, to change.
I never complain. I chose the road of fighting with the Ukrainian oligarchy in 1996, and have paid for this with my freedom and that of my husband, my father and my close friends.
Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.
We long to have a home where civil freedoms are respected, where our children will not be subject to mass surveillance, abuse of human rights, political censorship and mass incarceration. We stand with all the free peoples of the world and hope you stand with us in our quest for justice and freedom.
Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law.
A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world.
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
Freedom of speech wasn’t won by being nice, it has been won by struggle with religion.
Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you.
Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
Freedom is the possibility of development, of enhancement of one’s life – or the possibility of withdrawing, shutting oneself up, denying and stultifying one’s growth.
A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.
The breath of an aristocrat is the death rattle of freedom.
Perhaps one reason we are fascinated by cats is because such a small animal can contain so much independence, dignity, and freedom of spirit. Unlike the dog, the cat‘s personality is never bet on a human’s. He demands acceptance on his own terms.
Three simple words – freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.
To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom.
The state of Alabama can take my freedom, the state of Alabama can take my future, but the state of Alabama cannot take my joy.
It would have been disastrous for Zambia if we had gone multi-party because these parties would have been used by those opposed to Zambia’s participation in the freedom struggle.
I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars; there’s a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that.
Freedom is such a gift.
The God of justice is with us, and our word, our work – our prayer for freedom will not, cannot be in vain.
That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent.
When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal of hope in the air. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive, Malcolm X was alive; great, great leaders were emerging from the southern freedom movement.
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom.
I am confident that if we stand for the hope and freedom of others we will make our own freedom more secure.
Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.
I think that short films often contain an originality, a creative freedom, an energy and an invention that is inspiring and entertaining. I think they are, as Shakespeare put it, a good deed in a naughty world.
I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom of expression, the truth and the good will outweigh the bad.
It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty.
I don’t like it when a player says, ‘I like freedom; I want to play for myself.’ Because the player has to understand he is part of a team with 10 other players. If everyone wants to be a jazz musician, it will be chaos. They will not be a team, and nothing will be possible.
When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
I can’t dream about immortal fireflies, but I can fight for human freedom.
A Black man should be more independent and depend on himself for his freedom and not to take it for granted that someone would lead him to it. The blacks are tired of standing at the touchlines to witness a game that they should be playing. They want to do things for themselves and all by themselves.
In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free press.
It is probable that England will look favorably upon the independence of the Philippines, for it will open their ports to her and afford greater freedom to her commerce.
To silence criticism is to silence freedom.
Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.
Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost and science can never regress.
I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other.
If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too.
One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.
The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.
You can only be free if I am free.
Everybody understands friendship, and friendship is different than love – it’s a different kind of love. Friendship has more freedom, more latitude. You don’t expect your friend to be as you think your friend should be; you expect your friend just to love you as a friend.
You have freedom when you’re easy in your harness.
Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom.
Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.
Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom.
I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.
I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so excited, but I still care a lot about liberty, freedom of speech and expression, and fairness in journalism.
After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means – and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything.
Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
Freedom is relative.
The United States is now harbouring Luis Posada Carriles. His continued freedom mocks victims of terrorism everywhere. It also shows how heavily the ‘war on terror‘ is overlaid with politics and hypocrisy.
For you who no longer posses it, freedom is everything, for us who do, it is merely an illusion.
America is the only nation in the world based on an idea – freedom and self-government – so if we don’t understand that idea and what sacrifices were made to win that freedom and keep it for over two centuries, how can we possibly continue to keep it?
We have freedom of speech, but you got to watch what you say.
We don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone. Freedom is like that. It’s like air. When you have it, you don’t notice it.
Freedom is a man’s natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.
We are gifted with freedom, but with that freedom comes the reality of the unknown and the responsibility to be aware of our surroundings and on guard against those who would do us harm.
Australia is not a secular country. It is a free country. This is a nation where you have the freedom to follow any belief system you choose.
Freedom is never granted; it is won.
Two things form the bedrock of any open society – freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don’t have those things, you don’t have a free country.
Our two nations share the important values of democracy and freedom and liberty. My visit to the United States has indeed reinforced this mutual conviction and determination to ensure that our two peoples cherish these values.
I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.
Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.
Singing provides a true sense of lightheartedness. If I sing when I am alone, I feel wonderful. It’s freedom.
True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others.
It requires an effort of logical acrobatics to believe that carnage of innocents is an instrument for freedom and elections are a symbol of deception and repression!
Slavery and freedom cannot exist together.
He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.
Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
Man should be master of his environment, not its slave. That is what freedom means.
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.
My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things.
Now you know my credo: Free-market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. And let me add to that from our Founding Fathers: Our Creator endowed us with the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In other words, freedom.
I practised as an architect for 10 years. I qualified in 1973 with a fellowship diploma of architecture. World Series Cricket gave me the freedom to go out and pursue architecture.
The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.
What women really want is opportunity and the freedom to love and accept all aspects of womanhood – the intellectual, spiritual, professional, biological and relational dimensions of who we are.
If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.
Responsibility is the price of freedom.
Freedom is contagious. That’s why despots fear it so much.
Real freedom is creative, proactive, and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past.
May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.
The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
Freedom is popular. Bring it on.
Hate speech and freedom of speech are two different things.
I was intelligent enough to make up my own mind. I not only had freedom of choice, I had freedom of expression.
What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
The freedom you feel when you’re actually in control of your own music is fantastic.
Freedom is the recognition of necessity.
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.
When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state.
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
Freedom – to walk free and own no superior.
Some people criticize North Koreans and ask, ‘Are they stupid? How can they believe those ridiculous things?’ But I say, It doesn’t matter if you’re smart: if you were born in North Korea, you would be exactly like us. We don’t know what freedom is. We have never enjoyed it.
America, to me, is freedom.
There’s fear or faith. If you’re living by fear, then you’re always looking for security. If you’re living by faith, then you’re always looking for freedom.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
To her audience, Janis Joplin has remained a symbol, artifact and reminder of late Sixties youth culture. Her popularity never derived from her musical ability, but from her capacity to link her fantasies of freedom and immortality with ours.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
‘Freedom from fear’ could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom – they are the pillars of society.
Growth and progress depend on more economic freedom.
The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.
If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom.
Justice is never given; it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher and higher levels of human, social, economic, political and religious relationship.
To me, freedom entitles you to do something, not to not do something.
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.
The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.
The only freedom supposed to be left to the masses is that of grazing on the ration of simulacra the system distributes to each individual.
I’m a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.
Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
The Ego is partly free. partly determined, and reaches fuller freedom by approaching the Individual who is most free: God.
There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in our world. And now I have a daughter to think about. It’s really the first time I’ve thought about the future and what it could be.
Individuals have a right to freedom of speech.
We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.
The work of art is a scream of freedom.
I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.
‘Gimme a Break’ ran for six years and gave me the kind of money and freedom that I’d dreamed would make me happy. It didn’t.
Freedom lies in being bold.
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself.
Freedom rests on a rational distrust of government; government will always use its power to benefit the incumbent administration.
Real freedom lies in wildness, not civilization.
School gives you the freedom to explore different philosophies, religions, aspects of yourself, and subjects.
The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.
Freedom of being alone is intoxicating.
