Freedom Quotes

Nobody likes not having freedom.

Nanda broke down every barrier and won his way to freedom not by brag, not by bluster, but by the purest form of self-suffering.

Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.

I believe it is one of our biggest tasks - the task of our life - to do everything possible to counter poverty and to build a freedom-loving future.

Political freedom, as the Western world has known it, is only a political reading of the Bible.

They [the Pilgrims] believed in freedom of thought for themselves and for all other people who believed exactly as they did.

The strategic partnership between the European Union and the United States is rooted in our shared values of freedom, human rights, democracy and a belief in the market economy.

The fear of capitalism has compelled socialism to widen freedom, and the fear of socialism has compelled capitalism to increase equality. East is West and West is East, and soon the twain will meet.

Anti-democracy...is a virus that exists, and pro-democracy is the antibody to that virus, and I think we have to become vigilant, and we have to stay on top of the issues of democracy and freedom.

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 is liberty.

Inner slavery is even worse than outward slavery; and inner freedom is even better than outward freedom.

It is only because a person has volitions of the second order that he is capable both of enjoying and of lacking freedom of the will.

And then, not expecting it, you become middle-aged and anonymous. No one notices you. You achieve a wonderful freedom. It is a positive thing. You can move about unnoticed and invisible.

Wrong people are wrong because they use their freedom to deny it to others.

My reasons to live Were my reasons to die But at least they were mine Now I've freedom unbound Cut the laces of life

It is called the First Amendment. ...Simple words marching in seried ranks. Compact, concise. To the point. Clear and pure. It's freedom's music.

It is through generous giving, that we affirm before the world, our nation's faith in the inalienable right of every man, to a life of freedom, justice and security.

Still the bubbling mind; herein lies freedom and bliss eternal.

Whatever natural right men may have to freedom and independency, it is manifest that some men have a natural ascendency over others.

This country (United States) has too many freedoms.

There is a time and a place for creativity.

Kick is seeing things from a special angle. Kick is momentary freedom from the claims of the aging, cautious, nagging, fightened flesh.

The flip side of freedom is this: When you're completely free, you're also completely on your own.

Democracy is alive, and like any other living thing it either flourishes and grows or withers and dies. There is no in-between. It is freedom and life or dictatorship and death.

Western civilization is based upon the libertarian principle, and all its achievements are the results of the action of free men.

One of the booby traps of freedom - which is bordered on all sides by isolation - is that we think so well of ourselves. I now see that I have helped myself to the best cuts at life's banquet.

I like to work in costumes, makeup, and hair that allow me tremendous freedom.

Freedom is about stopping the past.

Remember the refrain: We always build on the past; the past always tries to stop us. Freedom is about stopping the past, but we have lost that ideal.

There is no kind of freedom and liberty other than the kind which the market economy brings about.

No matter how much the government controls the economic system, any problem will be blamed on whatever small zone of freedom that remains.

Socialism in Russia has not brought about an improvement in the conditions of the average man which can be compared with the improvement of conditions, during the same period, in the United States.

The fear of God is freedom, joy, and peace; And makes all ills that vex us here to cease.

Freedom must be gained step by step, slowly. Freedom is a food which must be carefully administered when people are too hungry for it.

I think everyone on the planet is a fan of a painting because everyone is a fan of visual stimulation, but I've had freedom in the world [of painting] because I've kept it to myself.

Government is a guarantor of liberty and is compatible with liberty only if its range is adequately restricted to the preservation of what is called economic freedom.

We are free to yield to truth.

Humans were free before the word freedom became necessary.

True love can exist only in freedom from possession.

An audience sabotages my freedom, devastates my innocence, corrupts my integrity, inhibits my great joy - and of course gives me further to fall.

Freedom isn't free at all, that it comes with the highest of costs. The cost of blood.

It's not your freedom to choose that makes you free. It's what you choose in that freedom that makes you free.

Planning other people's actions means to prevent them from planning for themselves, means to deprive them of their essentially human quality, means enslaving them.

The characteristic feature of a free society is that it can function in spite of the fact that its members disagree in many judgments of value. Freedom really means the freedom to make mistakes.

The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.

The freedom to create is somehow linked with facility of access to those obscure regions below the conscious mind.

Money to me is just the biggest blessing in the world that allows me freedom.

Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom.

Work means so many things! So many! Among other things, work also means freedom. ... Without it even the miracle of love is only a cruel deception.

Fear is the reason for making art. It is a means to freedom.