Freedom Quotes

The man who takes the liberty to live is superior to all the laws, by virtue of his relation to the lawmaker.

Thus I alone, where all my freedom grew, In prison pine with bondage and restraint; And with remembrance of the greater grief To banish the less, I find my chief relief.

If we pretend to respect the artist at all we must allow him his freedom of choice , in the face, in particular cases, of innumerable presumptions that the choice will not fructify.

People can be in general pretty well trusted, of course--with the clock of their freedom ticking as loud as it seems to do here--to keep an eye on the fleeting hour.

The only law which is really lived up to wholeheartedly and with a vengeance is the law of conformity.

A peaceful man must fight For that which peace demands,— Freedom and faith, honor and right, Defend with heart and hands.

Power is the great enemy of freedom

Not another flag has such an errand, carrying everywhere, the world around, such hope for freedom such glorious tidings.

This society turns everything it touches into a potential source of progress and exploitation, of drudgery and satisfaction, of freedom and of oppression.

Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century.

Individual transportation has become synonymous for freedom and liberty, so it would be difficult to actually get rid of individualized transport, and in rural areas that would be impossible.

America is a country founded on religious freedom and liberty.

Our constitution enshrines the rule of law, freedom of worship and expression, we cherish these values too.

I do think, you know, you don't have to have 30 billion, but you have a certain level of freedom.

I don't make a lot of money, but I get to have freedom.

Germany's fate is decided first and foremost in Europe. Reconciliation and cooperation in Europe have brought us freedom, peace and prosperity. Who would have dared to believe so much 50 years ago?

I really didn't know much about the Libertarians. I knew they were for less government and more individual freedom. I liked that.

The road to freedom, here and everywhere, begins in the classroom.

Until racial justice and freedom is a reality in this land, our union will remain profoundly imperfect.

In the minds and hearts of the American people, there is a great hunger for peace based on a universal recognition of the values of freedom and human dignity.

What do we want for people? Human dignity, personal expression and fulfillment, justice, freedom.

The movie industry is one big collaboration. Music gives me that freedom to create things straight from my heart and my mind.

If for harming himself a man forfeits his freedom, then he is not free at all.

I've always discovered things for myself, in marvelous freedom.

Politics...You see, it depends on what kind of politics. What we did during my father's generation was a duty. And it was beautiful because its goal was the conquest of freedom.

Freedom is not choosing; that is merely the move that we make when all is already lost. Freedom is knowing and understanding and respecting things quite other than ourselves.

It was God who dictated what man should believe and do, leaving man the freedom to accept or scoff, to obey or disregard.

The great modern novel of the comic-pathetic illusion of freedom is Confessions of Zeno .

To me, freedom means having the power, the inherent right, the capacity and the ability to make choices that honour who I am.

I like the freedom of being able to just use the live show as an opportunity to more so deconstruct what's going on in the album than to recreate it.

The car as we know it is on the way out. To a large extent, I deplore its passing, for as a basically old-fashioned machine, it enshrines a basically old-fashioned idea: freedom.

The cry of the soul is for freedom. It longs for liberty, from the date of its first conscious moments.

The success of Harry Potter has given me lots of freedom. I can pay my bills, and I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore.

We become obsessed with 'truth' when discussing statements, just as we become obsessed with 'freedom' when discussing conduct...Like freedom, truth is a bare minimum or an illusory ideal.

Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.

Know that the freedom you seek can be found right here where you are.

If you want your freedom, you have to be willing to work hard to exercise it.

The big picture is a nice way to think of things if you have the freedom to.

I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.

Dissent is the mark of freedom, as originality is the mark of independence of mind. … No one can be a scientist … if he does not have independence of observation and of thought.

If freedom means anything at all, it is the right to primacy in regard to sexuality, reproduction, medical care and death.

I really feel that the talent I have is acting. Freedom and the possibility of play-that is what I like to have.

Freedom ultimately is dignity. And dignity, not income, is the opposite of poverty.

Freedom is what beauty feels like when it can most express itself.

Money bought freedom; without it one could never be free.

in this great war [WWI] ... they had, all of them, on all sides, lost their freedom. The freedom to think hopefully of the future.

My music is like my freedom space.

It is the American air protection, which safeguards the freedom enjoyed by the Kurdish region. It guarantees the cultural, health and civilizational progress made in Iraqi Kurdistan.

On their way to freedom, some people find riches, some people find death.

Blended-reality technology could play in a limited, walled-garden world, but history suggests that it won't really take off until it offers broad freedom of use.