Freedom Quotes

With fear of stating the obvious: Freedom belongs to 'We the People,' not 'They the Politicians.'

I'm saying the federal government is taking away the freedom of Americans to make choices.

Chaos is more freedom; in fact, total freedom. But no meaning. I want to be free to act, and I also want my actions to mean something.

Chaos is more freedom; in fact, total freedom. But no meaning.

man is free, in so far as he has the power of contradicting himself and his essential nature. Man is free even from his freedom; that is, he can surrender his humanity

I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.

If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.

Government is the natural enemy of freedom.

There is in government a living impulse to extend itself indefinitely; and there is in freedom a necessity to resist that impulse.

I see it as my duty to take a stand for the Iraqi people, for democracy, freedom and reconciliation.

Muslim immigrants like himself encounter prejudice here [in U.S.] but also find political and religious freedom.

Freedom requires us to view people as wanting the opportunity to earn their success.

I had the choice to either grow up and find God in the situation or become bitter. I chose to find God. And I experienced freedom like I never knew before.

To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. That and nothing else.

If we become a people who are willing to give up our money and our freedom in exchange for rhetoric and promises, then nothing can save us.

You call it a 'loophole' when the government still allows you some freedom.

As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine.

Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.

The mind is the world and the no-mind is freedom from the world. The mind is misery and no-mind is the end of misery and the beginning of ecstasy.

Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation.

Hillary Clinton hates Julian Assange, she is just an adversary of internet freedom.

In the last few days when I was not even the manager of England my freedom was taken away from me and that is not the coaching I am used to.

In our early struggles for liberty, religious freedom could not fail to become a primary object.

For Castro, freedom starts with education. And if literacy alone were the yardstick, Cuba would rank as one of the freest nations on Earth.

If you have freedom of speech, you have freedom of speech.

I like the freedom that comes with lowered expectations.

I believe in, and will to the best of my ability fight for, equal rights and freedom of opinion for everyone, regardless of colour, religion, nationality, orientation - you know the rest.

Freedom means more than just struggling to survive.

Martin Luther King (Jr.) during the civil rights movement used to exclaim that he looked forward to heaven where he would be "Free at last." That is the inscription on his tomb in Atlanta.

To my mind the single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom.

Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it.

To thee, fair Freedom! I retire From flattery, cards, and dice, and din: Nor art thou found in mansions higher Than the low cot, or humble inn.

Art doesn't exist if you just do what you're told. It only exists as an exercise of individual taste and freedom.

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

Good government could never be a substitute for government by the people themselves.

It is through many lifetimes of shifting the aggregate of the self that one finally reaches a point of maximum velocity whereby one can snap off the circle completely and move into freedom.

You have a lot more freedom to explore and improvise in a Canadian film, which you might not have when there's 13 different production companies that all have serious equity investments.

God demands nothing less than self - surrender as the price for the only real freedom that is worth having.

Unhappiness is bondage; therefore, happiness is freedom.

I anticipate the Day when to command Respect in the remotest Regions it will be sufficient to say I am an American.

A man who is willing to accept restriction and barriers and is not afraid of them is free. A man who does nothing but fight restrictions and barriers will usually be trapped.

I grew up in a socialist country. And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom. No pride in achievement.

Divine love is perfect peace and joy, it is a freedom from all disquiet, it is all content and happiness; and makes everything to rejoice in itself.

The freedom of personal expression, ideas and imagination, working in collaboration with people from diverse backgrounds - is what's needed to spawn creativity.

Collective freedom is one devoid of material bondage and one that supports the institutions necessary for democracy.

Freedom is like health, it is taken for granted while one has it. One becomes aware of it when it has gone.

Our happiness consists in sharing the happiness of God, the perfection of His unlimited freedom, the perfection of His love.

The key to freedom is accepting my own autonomy as an individual, and respecting the autonomy of other individuals, with all of what that means - whatever that means.

Life is hollow without health and freedom. To seek one while ignoring the other is folly.

Sometimes artists are control freaks and it's certainly important to have a vision, but within that vision you need to allow freedom and personality- or you light as well hire robots.