Freedom Quotes
If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will Lose its freedom and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that, too.W. Somerset Maugham
Only necessity understood, and bondage to the highest is identical with true freedom.William James
Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.Ronald Reagan
History suggests that Capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom.Milton Friedman
Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves however contented never know.Cowpe
The freedom fighters of Nicaragua... are the moral equal of our Founding Fathers and the brave men and women of the French Resistance.Ronald Reagan
Coersion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.Ronald Reagan
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.Aung San Suu Kyi
If happiness truly consisted of physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual would not be either a man or a woman; it would be, I think, an American cow.William Lyon Phelps
The desire for freedom resides in every human heart. And that desire cannot be contained forever by prison walls, or martial laws, or secret police. Over time, and across the Earth, freedom will find a way.George W. Bush, Speech to UN General Assembly, September 21, 2004
I believe that God has planted in every human heart the desire to live in freedom. And even when that desire is crushed by tyranny for decades, it will rise again.George W. Bush, State of the Union address, January 20, 2004
The Price Of Freedom Is Eternal Vigilance.Thomas Jefferson
We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.John F. Kennedy
No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.J. Michael Straczynski
A democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Freedom under a constitutional republic is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.Benjamin Franklin
In human life, art may arise from almost any activity, and once it does so, it is launched on a long road of exploration, invention, freedom to the limits of extravagance, interference to the point of frustration, finally discipline, controlling constant change and growth.Susanne Lange
Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes.Robert Francis Kennedy
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.Henry James, "The Ambassadors", Book Fifth, Chapter 2
I want freedom for the full expression on my personality.Mahatma Gandhi
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.Albert Einstein
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.Marilyn Ferguson
The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other.David Riesman
Conformity is the jailer of freedom, and the enemy of growth.John F. Kennedy
The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do.Eric Hoffe
We hold in our hands, the most precious gift of all Freedom. The freedom to express our art. Our love. The freedom to be who we want to be. We are not going to give that freedom away and no one shall take it from us.Andrew Schneide
All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.Sir Winston Churchill
There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence and energy of her citizens cannot cure.Dwight D. Eisenhowe
A man should never put on his best trousers when he goes out to battle for freedom and truth.Henrik Ibsen
Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.Cicero
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly... it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated.Thomas Paine
Statesmen may plan and speculate for liberty but it is religion and morality alone that can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand.John Adams
War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength.George Orwell, Book "1984".
Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.John Milton
Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight They never mention that part to us, do they.George Carlin
Those who would deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.Abraham Lincoln
Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something and when you decide how to respond.Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein
All we have of freedom - - All we use or know - - This our fathers bought for us, long and long ago.Kipling
