Freedom Quotes
In a government bottomed on the will of all, the... liberty of every individual citizen becomes interesting to all.
Life is not accomplishing some special work but attaining to a degree of consciousness and inner freedom which is beyond all works and attainments.
Better the rule of One, whom all obey, than to let clamorous demagogues betray our freedom with the kiss of anarchy.
It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
When you reduce what you need in life to the bare minimum, then that's when you achieve true freedom.
Tolerance and freedom of thought are the veritable antidotes to religious fanaticism.
While preaching against every kind of government, and demanding complete freedom, we must support all struggles for partial freedom, because we are convinced that one learns through struggle.
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of a free society.
Why this cult of wilderness?... because we like the taste of freedom; because we like the smell of danger.
We need a President that all Americans can respect, not a celebrity who uses words like freedom and liberty like they are a punchline in a reality show.
Authentic freedom is actually the freedom of knowing who you are, why you are here, your purpose in life and where you are going when you leave here.
There is some liberation in the freedom of being totally alone and really going for it.
Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying.
I had a little more freedom when I started sampling because you could actually do what you wanted to do.
Who do you think has more freedom: the married man in America or the single man in Communist China?
No matter your position, circumstances, or opportunities in life, you always have the freedom of mind to choose how you experience, interpret, and, ultimately, shape your world.
Curiosity is a delicate little plant that, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom.
A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.
The price of freedom is responsibility, but it's a bargain, because freedom is priceless.
Our founders insisted that protecting the states' power to govern themselves was vital to limit the power of Washington and preserve freedom.
Money is coined liberty, and so it is ten times dearer to a man who is deprived of freedom. If money is jingling in his pocket, he is half consoled, even though he cannot spend it.
It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.
Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
Your greatest awakening comes, when you are aware about your infinite nature.
I refuse to let the standards of evil people chip away at my capacity for integrity.
The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.
Freedom only for the members of the government, only for the members of the Party - though they are quite numerous - is no freedom at all.
The positive testimony of history is that the State invariably had its origin in conquest and confiscation. No primitive State known to history originated in any other manner.
Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is the essence of our democracy.
Freedom is unlikely to be lost all at once and openly. It is far more likely to be eroded away, bit by bit, amid glittering promises and expressions of noble ideals.