Freedom Quotes

Democracy, as has been said of Christianity, has never really been tried.

If freedom's best friends cannot unify around a realistic, actionable program of fundamental change, one that attracts and persuades a broad majority of our fellow citizens, big change will not come

I believe in full freedom for Christians of all denominations.

No power over the freedom of religion [is] delegated to the United States by the Constitution.

The journey to freedom is paved by the substance of our character.

Make no mistake, in this campaign, I will offer the American ideals of economic freedom a clear and unapologetic defense.

Free men set themselves free.

The Egyptians have grown in confidence, theyve tasted freedom, and theres no way back.

I have never been able to renounce the light, the pleasure of being, and the freedom in which I grew up.

What better day to lay the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower than the day our country declared its independence.

Absolute justice is achieved by the suppression of all contradiction, therefore it destroys freedom.

Freedom from mental distraction equals power.

I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice.

The bachelors admired freedom is often a yoke, for the freer a man is to himself the greater slave he often is to the whims of others.

...governments, including free and democratic governments, are not really friendly to freedom and democracy. They abhor any rule of law that limits their powers and penchant for social engineering.

When you find peace within, you also find that you can do without. This means simply that you no longer need the things of your outside world, and not needing is a great freedom.

allowing freedom to others brings freedom to ourselves.

There was bondage in love; no one had told her that love took away freedom.

The slogan of the revolution was dignity, social justice, and freedom. You cannot have dignity or social justice or freedom without women.

Don't ever dare to take your college as a matter of course - because, like democracy and freedom, many people you'll never know have broken their hearts to get it for you.

Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never subdue the basic human desire for freedom.

I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free and that if freedom comes to the Middle East, there can be peace.

The man or country that fights priestcraft and priests is to my mind striking deeper for freedom than can be struck anywhere.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure, a sense of nothing having been done before, of complete freedom to experiment.

When we say that the persistence of competition is ensured by fate, we mean that individual freedom is so guaranteed. The one thing to which fate binds us is liberty.

Believe me, the drug of freedom is universally potent.

The Greek people not only relate to the ancient traditions, they have fought, they have shed blood, until recently, to defend the values of democracy and freedom.

In France, I am so free. I have more freedom than most American directors could dare to even imagine.

To get the inestimable good that freedom of the press assures one must know how to submit to the inevitable evil it gives rise to.

[Liberty] considers religion as the safeguard of morality, and morality as the best security of law and the surest pledge of the duration of freedom.

The United States, for a French citizen, is a friend, an ally, to whom we owe, along with most Europeans, our freedom.

I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that the last inner freedom cannot be lost.

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom and human dignity is the Creator.

The price of freedom is the probability of crime. The price of protection is the probability of slavery.

Access to information and freedom of access to it may seem like a fundamental right but there are many people who think, rightly or wrongly, it is for your own good that it is hidden.

A craving for freedom and independence is generated only in a man still living on hope.

Yet our small business owners across the country are unfairly losing potential interest income on a daily basis until the Business Checking Freedom Act becomes law.

In fashion, there are so many gangs, if you identify too much with one, you get caught - I would lose my freedom.

We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom.

I love the freedom of having my own space and my own place and doing things on my terms, and not really having to think about anybody else's schedule.

Inner freedom is an infrequent gift of nature and a worthy object for the individual.

I always had an aversion to your apostles of freedom; each but sought for himself freedom to do what he liked.

Freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. Freedom is about authority.

Nelson Mandela was a man of incomparable honor, unconquerable strength, and unyielding resolve---a saint to many, a hero to all who treasure liberty, freedom and the dignity of humankind.

What I love about what digital entertainment has done is that they've given real creative freedom to folks like myself who are doing really groundbreaking stuff.

For what good is freedom of expression if you lack the means to express yourself?

Our port facilities should have the freedom to levy a market-based container fee which will provide new revenue and make our system more equitable to the American taxpayer and American manufacturers.

The willingness to fail gives us the freedom to succeed.

It is necessary to grow accustomed to freedom before one may walk in it sure-footedly.

These things shall be! A loftier race Than e'er the world hath known shall rise, With flame of freedom in their souls, And light of knowledge in their eyes.