Quotes About Freedom

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. --Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

America: A place where Realists have the freedom to be Idealists.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.

It is a tragedy beyond the power of language to convey when what has been imposed on women by force becomes a standard of freedom for women: and all the women say it is so.

Liberty is freedom constrained only by our responsibility to respect the equal rights of others.

It is probable that England will look favorably upon the independence of the Philippines, for it will open their ports to her and afford greater freedom to her commerce.

Freedom of religion is a fundamental Constitutional principle. It's a founding principle of this country.

We can never intimidate and discourage the people who voice their words with courage. The essence of freedom rests precisely here - in the freedom of expression of the people. And we must protect it.

Government should never be able to do anything you can't do. If you can't steal from your neighbor, you can't send the government to steal for you.

Intellectually and compassionately explaining the reason freedom works is required for credibility.

Freedom is for the curious ones. Free is the one not influenced by taboos. Free is the one who reasons and evolves continuously, and refuses to accept anything without thinking.

I'm still like a butterfly going from one job to another job. But it's quite lovely - I hope to keep this freedom, to have fun.

The principle of tolerance and respect for freedom promoted by the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are today being manipulated and erroneously taken too far.

Freedom without rules doesn't work. And communities do not work unless they are regulated by etiquette.

Freedom for the Church comes from the necessity of the Word of God. Otherwise, it becomes arbitrariness and ends in a great many new ties.

The path to freedom is illuminated by the bridges you have burned, adorned by the ties you have cut, and cleared by the drama you have left behind. Let go. Be free.

Prosperity or egalitarianism - you have to choose. I favor freedom - you never achieve real equality anyway: you simply sacrifice prosperity for an illusion.

Negroes must be free in order to be equal, and they must be equal in order to be free... Men cannot win freedom unless they win equality. They cannot win equality unless they win freedom.

It is my sincere hope that every person in India will experience true freedom of faith, regardless of religion.

Car ownership as we know it will change. The promise of car ownership of the past, the freedom of open roads... the reality has been more of a burden.

Liberty was paid for by past sacrifices and given to us as a present gift.

Too many things can be free in this world, but freedom is never among them.

Inspiration is someone who gives you freedom to think out of his own ways. He doesn't want you to believe in his own ideas.

In the United States, people don't revolt in order to obtain freedom, but continue denying it to others.