Quotes About Liberty

Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.

Freedom is not our gift to the world it is God's gift to humanity.

Humanity has gained its suit; Liberty will nevermore be without an asylum.

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else's freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity.

The cause of freedom is identified with the destinies of humanity, and in whatever part of the world it gains ground by and by, it will be a common gain to all those who desire it.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.

He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.

Freedom is the direction of history, because freedom is the permanent hope of humanity.

Americans are a free people, who know that freedom is the right of every person and the future of every nation. The liberty we prize is not America's gift to the world; it is God's gift to humanity.

This is a story of a period between two World Wars - an interim in which Insanity cut loose. Liberty took a nose dive, and Humanity was kicked around somewhat.

My grand affair appears settled, for America is certain of her independence, humanity has gained her cause, and liberty will never be without a place of refuge.

Every law is an infraction of liberty.

There ought to be limits to freedom.

Liberty, like chastity, once lost, can never be regained in its original purity.

The framers gave us the Second Amendment not so we could go deer or duck hunting but to give us a modicum of protection against congressional tyranny.

To write a song you must have an imagination, to have an imagination you must be free.

Without freedom, there is no creation.

Idealism is the death of the body and the imagination. All but freedom, utter freedom, is death

Artistic imagination must remain free. It is by definition free from any fidelity to circumstances, especially to the intoxicating circumstances of history.

A woman needs independence, not equality. In most cases, equality is a step down.

Independence is never given to a people, it has to be earned; and, once earned, must be defended.

Freedom and independence form my character.

July 4th ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion.