Quotes About Freedom

Liberty cannot be preserved, if the manners of the people are corrupted.

The Bahraini people are eager to obtain facts to enable them to shape a comprehensive national opinion without division among its people. We confirm to all journalists and media personnel in the kingdom of Bahrain that their freedom is preserved and their rights are safeguarded.

I didn't make any money out of my art until I was in my 40s, but it preserved my sanity and my freedom.

I don't want to be president, but I want to be free to decide whether or not I want to be president of this country.

I remember meeting President Obama and looking at him, thinking, 'Damn, this dude is really our president. He really went out and did it!' If you look at stories like that, and other stories that I'm sure you could compare to, it's just about freeing your mind and taking those guards down.

President Obama and Hillary Clinton want government to run your health care. My dad believes that you and your doctor should decide your health care.

Given a choice between President Trump with more freedom for Americans and ObamaCare with more government, I chose to stand with President Trump and freedom.

The liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman.

If there's one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that, right or wrong, they hate the press.

Flaws and all, I believe the free press is our country's most important institution - one I am more than happy to defend. One I did, in fact, defend for 37 years.

The press is the enemy.

I don't think that there is absolute freedom of the press. We operate under laws - against libel, for instance. The idea that there is some absolute press freedom is kind of a myth.

The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.

A free press needs to be a respected press.

There is nothing more important to a democracy than an active and engaged press.

There is no such thing as absolute freedom of the press, not even in the most advanced countries in the world. There are things you just don't say, because it will destabilise the environment.

One of the best things that we have in India is a free press.

The back and forth between the press and government is essential to any good democracy.

I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone.

The judge decided in this case that both the state and the defense would have the opportunity to respond to certain kinds of press. This is one such instance.

Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.

I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose.

You want a culture where citizens are free to express themselves and so live in the openness necessary to the functioning of a successful economy? Israel has a free press, much of it openly hostile to the parties in power.

I believe in a real democratic system, with a state of law and freedom of the press. I believe in a free, open-market economy integrated with the world. And I believe in equality of opportunity. Those are my basic beliefs. On top of that, of course, I believe in some moral values.