Quotes About Freedom

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

We feel free when we escape — even if it be but from the frying pan into the fire.

The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions.

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

To make a pledge of any kind is to declare war against nature; for a pledge is a chain that is always clanking and reminding the wearer of it that he is not a free man.

No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow-man, without at last finding the other end of it about his own neck.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.

Hey there Friday, you sexy beast. I've been looking for you since Monday.

Democ'acy gives every man The right to be his own oppressor...

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think.

The butterfly upon the sky, who doesn't know its name, And hasn't any tax to pay, and hasn't any home, Is just as high as you and I, and higher, I believe – So soar away and never sigh, for that's the way to grieve.

Franklin smiled benevolently at the questioner, and quickly, blandly, he replied, "My friend, the Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself!"

Hate cages all the good things about you.

Yoga is invigoration in relaxation. Freedom in routine. Confidence through self control. Receiving strength from letting go. Energy within and energy without.

The mind spells 'healing' L-E-T G-O.

You have to be as relaxed as possible about food and fitness and the rest of it, or you'll be a slave to your beauty habits… you may have a great skin but you become a robot.

My own prescription for health is less paperwork and more running barefoot through the grass.

Love the earth and sun and animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people... re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem...

This is a celebration of individual freedom, not of homosexuality. No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.

The birds of hope are everywhere — listen to them sing.

A horse is poetry in motion.

I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.