Freedom Quotes

The most fought-for idea in human history, explored by those who won it, lost it, and fought to keep it.

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"You don't ever have to do anything you don't want to do. It's your life, choose what to do."
Linus Torvalds
"The future of computing is distributed. Nobody owns it. It belongs to everyone."
Linus Torvalds
"Open source is about empowering people."
Linus Torvalds
"The power of open source is that it's open."
Linus Torvalds
"The condition of alienation, of being asleep, of being unconscious, of being out of one's mind, is the condition of the normal man."
R.D. Laing
"We break the rules of the game and find ourselves on the outside."
R.D. Laing
R
"Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. Think of it as free speech, not free beer."
Richard Stallman
R
"I would rather die standing than live on my knees."
Richard Stallman
R
"Digital restrictions management is a form of oppression disguised as protection."
Richard Stallman
R
"Freedom requires eternal vigilance against those who would control what we think and do."
Richard Stallman
R
"A locked-down computer is a computer that doesn't truly belong to its owner."
Richard Stallman
R
"Those who give up freedom for convenience deserve neither."
Richard Stallman
R
"The greatest invention is not technology, but the human spirit's desire for freedom."
Richard Stallman
R
"Dependency is the enemy of freedom; independence is the goal."
Richard Stallman
R
"A free mind is the greatest treasure one can possess."
Richard Stallman
R
"Freedom requires sacrifice; those unwilling to sacrifice do not deserve to be free."
Richard Stallman
R
"The price of freedom is eternal engagement and constant learning."
Richard Stallman
R
"Independence of thought is the foundation of all other freedoms."
Richard Stallman
R
"We believe in empowering our team to make decisions."
Reed Hastings
R
"You have to create an environment where people feel safe to be themselves."
Reed Hastings
R
"The best thing about being an entrepreneur is the freedom to bet on your vision."
Reed Hastings
"Freedom comes with responsibility to use it wisely and compassionately."
Sundar Pichai
J
"Psychoanalysis teaches us that freedom is born from the recognition of our own determination"
Jacques Lacan
J
"Language is both our prison and our only means of liberation"
Jacques Lacan
"Software is a democratic thing. Everyone should have access."
Linus Torvalds
"You can't protect people from themselves. All you can do is provide good tools."
Linus Torvalds
"Every man has jails. When you enter them, you find they are empty."
R.D. Laing
"Genuine freedom is the absence of necessity."
R.D. Laing
"The capacity to be alone is the capacity to be free."
R.D. Laing
"True freedom is the absence of internal compulsion."
R.D. Laing