Quotes About Freedom

President Kennedy's election was such an enlargement. It expanded religious freedom to include the highest office in the land. President Kennedy's administration was such an enlargement. It advanced the day when the bars of intolerance against all minority groups will be lifted, not only for the presidency, but for all aspects of our national life.

Religious freedom sits at the core of who we are as Americans.

From you we have learned what we, at least, value, to separate Church and State; and from you we gather inspiration at all times in our devotion to learning, to religious liberty, and to individual and National freedom.

Descendants of New England pioneers are proud of their ancestry and glad to proclaim the fact that so far as the United States are concerned, New England is in deed the cradle of religious liberty.

Religious liberty should be a bipartisan issue.

Religious liberty is the salt and light that has made us the great nation we are in a whole number of ways.

The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're out-voted.

Dogme is like leading a religious life, in that you are freeing yourself from making certain choices. It makes life easier.

Like nightclubs and sporting events, entry into an amusement park is a permission to become someone else. We come for the experience and to relish it.

I certainly relish the chance to play a woman who didn't have to conform in any way ever to expected behavior or desirable behavior or attractive behavior.

My definition of freedom is still ruled by the reluctance to live a conventional life, from Emilio Salgari's pirates.

I come from a much freer kind of performance thing, where I rely on my own improv and my own sense of humor.

When you're only source of income is a $20 allowance and you rely on a Razor scooter to get around, life's not that serious.

The state must protect the media. In a democracy, the role of media is very important. In the absence of a credible opposition party, you can rely on the media.

I feel very lucky that I don't have to rely on a man to give me financial security. That's a big deal.

I really do like being independent, and I don't want to have to rely on anyone else to cart me around if I break a bone.

When I spend a lot of time in New York, or somewhere when I don't have a car, I miss that mobility and freedom that you have when you have a car. You don't have to rely on anyone else.

I'm trying to get to a point where I tell people, if you want to get in touch with me, please don't rely on email. I don't want to be a slave to it.

I'm tired of relying on someone to drive me around. I just want my freedom.

I always think that the exceptional people are those who remain outsiders but still communicate on a grand scale. I think I want everyone to feel more free, and so I feel really claustrophobic on behalf of lots of people.

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.

This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

I've learned it's important to never lock yourself down into one thing - you need to remain fluid and open to all possibilities.

I have always been a firm believer in the longstanding American principle of having the right to bear arms and I will remain committed to see that this freedom is not infringed upon, revoked, or limited in any way.