Quotes About Liberty

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

Because a freeman ought not to be a slave in the acquisition of knowledge of any kind. Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

Because a freeman ought not to be a slave in the acquisition of knowledge of any kind. Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. Very true. Then

The excess of liberty, whether in States or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

Too much freedom seems to change into nothing but too much slavery, both for private man and city.

Yes, my good Sir, and there will be no better in which to look for a government. Why? Because of the liberty which reigns there—they have a complete assortment of constitutions; and he who has a mind to establish a State, as we have been doing, must go to a democracy as he would to a bazaar at which they sell them, and pick out the one that suits him; then, when he has made his choice, he may found his State. He will be sure to have patterns enough. And

porque si teme, es esclavo.

In every part of the world, wherever you begin by denying the fundamental liberties of mankind, and equality among people, you move toward the concentration camp system, and it is a road on which it is difficult to halt.

For a few hours we can be unhappy in the manner of free men.

Taking someone's will, someone's freedom...it kills the heart, and then the soul.

The world too much hates a freed thought or heart.

If there be any further freedom than the one granted by excommunication, perhaps it is the freedom not to exist.

La pregunta es hija de la libertad.

Para respetar la libertad de los otros, hay que empezar por respetarse a sí mismo.

There's maybe ten places in the country where free speech still works, but this isn't one of them.

It needs to be free. It was born free. It isn't property.

to preserve freedom and stave off a cruel totalitarian future, respect for truth must be restored.

Ringrock is not a prison.

he knew human lives were free of the chains of fate except in one regard: It was the human destiny to be free.

freedom can't exist without the choice between right and wrong.

Yielding to a parent's control is the path to self-control; and self-control alone is liberty.

America was founded on a yearning for liberty, but people yearn for many things more than liberty.

You aren't doing it for the sake of ideals, are you? Not for the sake of...liberty. Freedom, self determination, all that.' He shook his head. 'No,' he said softly. 'Why, then? I asked, more gently. 'For you,' he said without hesitation. '...For my family. For the future. And if that is not an ideal, I've never heard of one.

Even in the open air, it seemed, freedom had definite limits.