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Freedom Quotes


"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."


"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."


"Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will."


"I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand."


"We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless."


"When the prison doors are opened, the real dragon will fly out."


"The wretch who lives without freedom feels like dressing in the mud from the streets Those who have you, o Liberty, do not know. you. Those who do not have you should not speak of you, but win you."


"Software is like sex: it's better when it's free."


"There is a requirement to ensure the withdrawal takes place in a civilized manner. We will be able to show the world we deserve independence and freedom."


"If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom."


"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."


"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion."


"Today as always, men fall into two groups: slaves and free men. Whoever does not have two-thirds of his day for himself, is a slave, whatever he may be: a statesman, a businessman, an official, or a scholar."


"Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought."


"Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended."


"I liked sculpting better than painting. You have more freedom in sculpting."


"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it."


"Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect."


"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."


"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."


"The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance."


"Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals."


"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood."


"Freedom is the ultimate value in life. Nothing is higher than that."


"Freedom and Justice are twin sisters."


"A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom."


"Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight."


"Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you."


"Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true."


"A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference."


"Eagles fly alone, not because they are proud, but because they are not afraid of soaring above the clouds."


"I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom."
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