Freedom Quotes

In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society.

Poverty is not only about income levels, but for lack of freedom that comes from physical insecurity

You can't cage an eagle for long without destroying it.

In the beginning, I loved being famous, but now I am tired of it and I would like to go back to my freedom.

Freedom, I found is not only in the running but in the heart, the mind, the hands.

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.

But in Christianity, by contrast, the freedom of the children of God was also freedom from all important worldly interests, from all art and science, etc.

To view the opposition as dangerous is to misunderstand the basic concepts of democracy. To oppress the opposition is to assault the very foundation of democracy.

To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above all other values - above personal wealth, technical power and nationalism.

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.

It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people.

When you've understood this scripture, throw it away. If you can't understand this scripture, throw it away. I insist on your freedom.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.

Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.

Is anarchism possible? The failure of attempts to attain freedom does not mean the cause is lost.

As is typical of this God [of Israel], he calls his people into freedom in the most unlikely place.

If you support the war on drugs in its present form, then you're only paying lip-service to the defense of freedom, and you don't really grasp the concept of the sovereign individual human being.

Because to take away a man's freedom of choice, even his freedom to make the wrong choice, is to manipulate him as though he were a puppet and not a person.

For centuries, America has led the world on a long march toward freedom and democracy. Let's reclaim our clean energy leadership and lead the world toward clean energy independence.

Our forbears worked hard this difficult land, and their reward was the freedom and independence of self-sufficiency.

I think it is very important for any U.S. administration to be clear that America stands on the side of freedom and democracy and respect for individual rights.

Nothing that has value, real value, has no cost. Not freedom, not food, not shelter, not healthcare.

Freedom is the realization that it is sufficient to simply be a human being.

Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom which they have not sufficient virtue to struggle to attain.

I declare that The Beatles are mutants. Prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to create a new human species, a young race of laughing freemen.

In remembering those who lost their lives in the London attacks and the September 11th attacks we continue our commitment to fighting for freedom, democracy and justice.

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.

Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.

The most fatal thing a man can do is try to stand alone.

Let us not rest until we are free to live in dignity in the land of our birth.

If there's one observation that rings true in today's changing world, it is that freedom and peace go hand in hand.

The paradox of faith is that when we conform our lives to Christ then we gain our true freedom. And its fruit is profound and lasting happiness.

Lies cannot nourish or protect you. Only freedom from fear, freedom from lies, can make us beautiful, and keep us safe.

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

The more the level of insecurity is reduced, the more the level of faith will grow.

But, based on my friendship with Evie as young mothers, I started going on freedom rides in 1966.

Freedom is our most precious commodity and if we are not eternally vigilant, government will take it all away. Individual freedom demands individual responsibility.

I represent what I think is a traditional Republican... a limited government, fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, individual freedom and liberty.

Democracy without respect for individual rights sucks. It's just ganging up against the weird kid, and I'm always the weird kid.

Any act of violence creates resentment and resistance, because humans were meant to be free.

A man is as free as he chooses to make himself, never an atom freer.

And when the time is right, I hope that African Americans will again look to the party of emancipation, civil liberty, and individual freedom.

The free development of each is the condition for the free development of all.

Premature independence is the daughter of conceit.

Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.

Clearing out all your misery gets you out of the way. You cease being an obstacle, not only to yourself but to anyone else. Only then are you free to serve and enjoy other people.

Freedom would be meaningless without security in the home and in the streets.

I will never understand people who think that the way to show their righteous opposition to sexual freedom is to write letters full of filthy words.

How can we hope to retain our freedom through the generations if we fail to teach our young that our liberty springs from an abiding faith in our Creator?