Quotes About Sacrifice

Freedom' is the most expensive possession there is; it has to be paid for with loneliness.

The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice.

Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.

When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.

For your own good is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.

Above all, our freedom endures because of the men and women in uniform who defend it.

We, too, born to freedom, and believing in freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.

I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.

God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.

The recovery of freedom is so splendid a thing that we must not shun even death when seeking to recover it.

With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

The call for a sincere gift of self is the fullest way to realize our personal freedom.

Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.

Most people work all week to get to the weekend. A few work all weekend for years to get to freedom.

It's an Afghanistan goat, so it can't stay here, or else it'll choke on the sweet air of freedom.

Freedom always comes with a price.

Freedom costs you a great deal.

Freedom is never free.

Those who choose to be servants know the most about being free.

To bargain freedom for security is the devil's bargain. Having made the bargain, one enjoys neither freedom nor security.

It is a campaign not for abundance but for austerity. It is a campaign not for more freedom but for less. Strangest of all, it is a campaign not just against other people, but against ourselves.

I would prefer to remain in prison for another 20 years than bargain my beliefs for freedom.

If one cannot risk oneself, then one is simply incapable of giving. And, after all, one can give freedom only by setting someone free.

Happiness has got to be paid for. You're paying for it, Mr. Watson–paying because you happen to be too much interested in beauty. I was too much interested in truth; I paid too.