Quotes About Liberty

some smart alecs of those days after World War I used to say: "The French fought for liberty, the British fought to control the seas, but the Americans fought for souvenirs.

A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins." Benjamin Franklin

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.

Through discipline comes freedom.

Without Freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom;and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech.

Knowledge is power but only wisdom is liberty.

Those who know the normal life of the poor... will realize well enough that without economic security, liberty is not worth having.

Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.

Individuality is freedom lived.

The only real security for social well-being is the free exercise of men's minds.

The free world knows, out of the bitter wisdom of experience, that vigilance and sacrifice are the price of liberty.

The history of the world is none other than the progress of the , consciousness of freedom.

Better to sleep in an uncomfortable bed free, than sleep in a comfortable bed unfree.

Half-liberty comes with wisdom, full liberty with death.

We ought to be very cautious and circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty.

Therefore, beware of everything that takes away your freedom. Know that it is dangerous, and avoid it by all the means in your power.

Liberty is the first condition of growth. Just as man must have liberty to think and speak, so he must have liberty in food, dress, and marriage, and in every other thing, so long as he does not injure others. We talk foolishly against material civilisation. The grapes are sour.

To be more free is the goal of all our efforts, for only in perfect freedom can there be perfection.

Love never comes until there is freedom

You can't censor human nature.

The best way to protect something is to set it free.

The people ahead of you, living in the liberty of instinct-guided uniqueness, will welcome you, encourage you, and mentor you. They will inspire you to be a pioneer and not a poser. Only those incarcerated by their unwillingness to listen to their instincts and to take the risks required for success will seek to deter you.

Stupidity is not a crime. You're free to go.

I can do anything I want. Be with anyone I want. And it'll be my choice.