Quotes About Freedom

if determinism is true, then "we are, in the final reckoning, merely playthings of fortune.

On one hand, Kant thought science led to the conclusion that humans are elements in a vast machine operating by the laws of physics. On the other hand, he said, to salvage morality, we must act as if we were free. And to ratify our moral standards, we must act as if God existed. And because morality makes no sense unless justice prevails in the end, we must act as if there were an afterlife.

The loss of objectivity in moral thought does not lead to liberation. It leads to oppression.

Secular ideologies preach liberty, but they practice tyranny.

Christians are called to tear down mental fortresses and liberate people from the power of false ideas.

Secular ideologies preach liberty but practice tyranny.

Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.

Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance.

Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.

The American dream is about freedom.

this was an era when for a male or female slave to refuse porneia could mean capital punishment. Some of the early martyrs were slaves who proclaimed their freedom in Christ by refusing to sexually service their masters—and were executed for it.

It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism".

To the little girl it wasn't funny. She felt wistful and a bit sad that it had taken so long to be free of being responsible for the happiness of others, free of guilt, and free not to forgive—and free to choose not to even see her mother.

One of the most dangerous things about forgiveness is that it undercuts your ability to let go of your pent-up emotions.

What, after all, was the point of describing a Revolution meant to create a democratic republic of free men that was destroyed by power-hungry men determined to create a new 'aristocracy?

Conform, go crazy, or become an artist.

The only way for me to be safe and free was to be - be what my name decreed me. Enola. Alone.

the greatest harm I could possibly suffer would be to lose my liberty, to be forced into a conventional life of domestic duties and matrimony.

In the blue sky overhead, larks sang like my heart.

Etty saw Rowan, daughter of Robin Hood, lifting her green kirtle, her brown braid lashing like a wildcat's tail as she tried to run.

sex, cross-dressing

I walked out. I left. Andy Jankowski had taught me how.

She has found delight in freedom from attachment

Life is a dream but the controls are in your hands.