Freedom quotes

Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion all have a double aspect - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship.

From the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire, let freedom ring. From the mighty mountains of New York, let freedom ring. From the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania, let freedom ring. But not only that: Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.

And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership.

The only freedom I care about is the freedom to do right; the freedom to do wrong I am ready to part with on the cheapest terms to anyone who will take it of me.

The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.

The freedom now desired by many is not freedom to do and dare but freedom from care and worry.

I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes the freedom of religion.

The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves.

I think we're struggling with trying to redefine various positions at this point in history. To allow freedom for women, freedom for men, freedom from those sharply defined gender roles.

But I do believe that a woman's truest place is in a home, with a husband and with children, and with large freedom, pecuniary freedom, personal freedom, and the right to vote.

The goal of the EU is to form a region of freedom, security and justice. Freedom in this connection cannot be just the freedom of the strong, but it must be combined with fraternity and equality.

If we want to talk about freedom, we must mean freedom for others as well as ourselves, and we must mean freedom for everyone inside our frontiers as well as outside.

There is no doubt that Iraqis, like Australians and Americans, love and desire freedom. However, if freedom doesn't mean the right to complete self-determination, unfettered by interests other than one's own, then that freedom is less than worthless - it's oppression.

All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of life. But with this freedom comes responsibility. That responsibility has been abdicated here by some in the media and some in the government.

Some of the press who speak loudly about the freedom of the press are themselves the enemies of freedom. Countless people dare not say a thing because they know it will be picked up and made a song of by the press. That limits freedom.

They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon.

Day after day we must remember we can take freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.

You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

But there is some way in which poets believe that and this is dangerous, too believe that their calling gives them a certain freedom. A certain freedom to live in a free way.

What is freedom? Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for oneself the alternatives of choice.

Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom.

Russians have a new freedom, but as long as they don't express that freedom on a public platform.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom.

The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.

Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.

Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than the freedom to stagnate.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes as the freedom.

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.

It is by the goodness of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.

Women, like men, ought to have their youth so glutted with freedom they hate the very idea of freedom.

Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny.

The condition every art requires is, not so much freedom from restriction, as freedom from adulteration and from the intrusion of foreign matter.

What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."

Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.

But in Christianity, by contrast, the freedom of the children of God was also freedom from all important worldly interests, from all art and science, etc.

People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid.

Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want.

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.

I was intelligent enough to make up my own mind. I not only had freedom of choice, I had freedom of expression.

Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams, to have no greater aim than a second car and another television set.

Woman must have her freedom, the fundamental freedom of choosing whether or not she will be a mother and how many children she will have. Regardless of what man's attitude may be, that problem is hers - and before it can be his, it is hers alone.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech.

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.

Real freedom is creative, proactive, and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past.