FREEDOM QUOTES

• Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.
  ~ Anonymous ~
• Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal...We here highly resolve that the dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  ~ Abraham Lincoln ~
• Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
  ~ Madonna Ciccone ~
• Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
  ~ Madonna Ciccone ~
• Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
  ~ Madonna Ciccone ~
• Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
  ~ Madonna Ciccone ~
• Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
  ~ Madonna Ciccone ~
• Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
  ~ Madonna Ciccone ~
• No one can give you freedom its already belongs to you
  ~ Leila Cankaya ~
• Poetry is a freedom of choice and economy of voice.
  ~ Bamanga Bashir ~
• We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.
  ~ Rabindranath Tagore ~
• Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.
  ~ John Milton ~
• Those who would deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.
  ~ Abraham Lincoln ~
• So long as faith with freedom reigns And loyal hope survives, And gracious charity remains To leaven lowly lives; While there is one untrodden tract For intellect or will, And men are free to think and act, Life is worth living still.
  ~ Alfred Austin ~
• None can love freedom heartily but good men the rest love not freedom, but license.
  ~ John Milton ~
• Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of al evil, the sum of all blessings.
  ~ Carl Sandburg ~
• How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold Because the lovely little flower is free Down to its root, and in that freedom bold.
  ~ William Wordsworth ~
• All we have of freedom -- all we use or know -- This our fathers bought for us, long and long ago.
  ~ Rudyard Kipling ~
• If one cannot speak freely against or in favour of any issue, that is not freedom of opinion and expression. It is a sham.
  ~ Marlon Pitter ~
• People wealth consists upon their freedom, individual resources and good social life.
  ~ Zaman Ali ~
• To know and have it all is about individuality because each one has the right not to live under the mercy of anyone with more power. So, for freedom and protection, one desires to know and have it all, but the questions remain.
  ~ Zaman Ali ~
• "But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do"
  ~ Magod Scroef ~
• I used to think that if I had success I would have freedom. But I have less freedom now than I've ever had. And what gives me satisfaction is not the jewelry and not the cars. What gives me satisfaction is doing things for others, like children.
  ~ Criss Angel ~
• All my life, Americans have been accustomed to thinking of theirs as 'the richest, freest' country in the world. By most measurements, it was long a contender for that honor, and - among the larger countries, if equal weight were given to wealth and indices of freedom - probably did deserve to be so described.
  ~ Conrad Black ~
• I think we recognize as Americans there are certain things that are just primary to the freedoms and liberties that we enjoy here and religious freedom is one of the most important things we as Americans cherish.
  ~ Ann Romney ~
• I really feel that the talent I have is acting. Freedom and the possibility of play-that is what I like to have.
  ~ Jacqueline Bisset ~
• Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.
  ~ Walter Lippmann ~
• Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings.
  ~ Walter Lippmann ~
• It is very easy to make clear what you want a film to say, but I did not wish to engage in overt propaganda, even for the right cause. I wanted to create an experience through the films, something where people could have the freedom of their own response to them.
  ~ Godfrey Reggio ~
• It is very easy to make clear what you want a film to say, but I did not wish to engage in overt propaganda, even for the right cause. I wanted to create an experience through the films, something where people could have the freedom of their own response to them.
  ~ Godfrey Reggio ~
• You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.
  ~ Clarence Darrow ~
• A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.
  ~ Joseph Ratzinger ~
• A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.
  ~ Joseph Ratzinger ~
• A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.
  ~ Joseph Ratzinger ~
• The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.
  ~ Thornton Wilder ~
• The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.
  ~ Thornton Wilder ~
• Don't give me any money, don't give me any people, but give freedom, and I'll give you a movie that looks gigantic.
  ~ Robert Rodriguez ~
• As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.
  ~ Douglas Horton ~
• As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.
  ~ Douglas Horton ~
• No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt.
  ~ Damien Hirst ~
• My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom.
  ~ Angela Davis ~
• We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
  ~ Angela Davis ~
• We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
  ~ Angela Davis ~
• Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do.
  ~ Ingrid Newkirk ~
• Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do.
  ~ Ingrid Newkirk ~
• I like repressed characters. That gives me a lot of freedom to make a lot of different choices through subtleties.
  ~ Jeremy Renner ~
• The people who are competing business-wise out there want what other successful labels and artists have. I don't want what they have I want my own path, my own sound, my own identity. Record labels care nothing about identity or artistic freedom, they want good business.
  ~ Joe Nichols ~
• The people who are competing business-wise out there want what other successful labels and artists have. I don't want what they have I want my own path, my own sound, my own identity. Record labels care nothing about identity or artistic freedom, they want good business.
  ~ Joe Nichols ~
• Latinos have fought in all of America's wars, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Many Latinos are fighting and dying for our country today in Iraq, just as several of their ancestors fought for freedom in Mexico over a century ago.
  ~ Joe Baca ~
• 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.
  ~ Joe Baca ~
• Native Americans are the original inhabitants of the land that now constitutes the United States. They have helped develop the fundamental principles of freedom of speech and separation of powers that form the foundation of the United States Government.
  ~ Joe Baca ~
• 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.
  ~ Joe Baca ~
• Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
  ~ Frederick Douglass ~
• Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
  ~ Frederick Douglass ~
• I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.
  ~ Frederick Douglass ~
• I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence on people, especially young people.
  ~ Christy Turlington ~
• A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
  ~ Dan Rather ~
• Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism.
  ~ Edward Gibbon ~
• Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment.
  ~ Gerry Adams ~
• When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.
  ~ Gerry Adams ~
• Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment.
  ~ Gerry Adams ~
• 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.
  ~ Mitch Daniels ~
• We believe it wrong ever to take a dollar from a free citizen without a very necessary public purpose, because each such taking diminishes the freedom to spend that dollar as its owner would prefer.
  ~ Mitch Daniels ~
• Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.
  ~ Garrett Hardin ~
• Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.
  ~ Garrett Hardin ~
• Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.
  ~ Garrett Hardin ~
• One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music allow people a certain freedom.
  ~ Thom Yorke ~
• One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music allow people a certain freedom.
  ~ Thom Yorke ~
• One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music allow people a certain freedom.
  ~ Thom Yorke ~
• One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music allow people a certain freedom.
  ~ Thom Yorke ~
• Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn't really exist in a Hollywood game.
  ~ Mira Nair ~
• It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.
  ~ Florence Welch ~
• It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.
  ~ Florence Welch ~
• In the beginning, I loved being famous, but now I am tired of it and I would like to go back to my freedom.
  ~ Roberto Cavalli ~
• In the beginning, I loved being famous, but now I am tired of it and I would like to go back to my freedom.
  ~ Roberto Cavalli ~
• No, my work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist.
  ~ Patti Smith ~
• To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.
  ~ Patti Smith ~
• In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.
  ~ Peter Ustinov ~
• But on average, I go to the gym about four or five times a week. Today, I'm so experienced in training - I'm actually listening to my body now. My body needs freedom. When I train I create serenity and I produce oxygen in my blood. It helps me to think better and relax. By training, you accentuate the problem.
  ~ Jean Claude Van Damme ~
• I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
  ~ Madonna Ciccone ~
• I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
  ~ Madonna Ciccone ~
• When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the 'freedom of the press' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.
  ~ Vladimir Lenin ~
• Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
  ~ Vladimir Lenin ~
• While the State exists there can be no freedom when there is freedom there will be no State.
  ~ Vladimir Lenin ~
• No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.
  ~ Vladimir Lenin ~
• When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state.
  ~ Vladimir Lenin ~
• Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
  ~ Vladimir Lenin ~
• When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the 'freedom of the press' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.
  ~ Vladimir Lenin ~
• Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.
  ~ Salman Rushdie ~
• What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
  ~ Salman Rushdie ~
• Government has the role of suiting people for freedom. People aren't made for freedom spontaneously. There's sort of a 19-year race between when people are born and when they become adults. And government has a role in making them, at the end of 19 years, suited to be upright, trustworthy repositories of popular sovereignty.
  ~ George Will ~
• Freedom means the freedom to behave coarsely, basely, foolishly.
  ~ George Will ~
• I suppose there's a melancholy tone at the back of the American mind, a sense of something lost. And it's the lost world of Thomas Jefferson. It is the lost sense of innocence that we could live with a very minimal state, with a vast sense of space in which to work out freedom.
  ~ George Will ~
• I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.
  ~ Jonah Hill ~
• I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.
  ~ Jonah Hill ~
• For the past several years, I have remained what others would consider underground. I did this in order to build a community of people, like-minded in their desire for freedom and the right to pursue their goals and lives without being manipulated and controlled by a media protected military industrial complex with a completely different agenda.
  ~ Lauryn Hill ~
• Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.
  ~ Javier Bardem ~
• Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom.
  ~ Wole Soyinka ~
• Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom.
  ~ Wole Soyinka ~
• Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom.
  ~ Wole Soyinka ~