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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"I do not accept limitations imposed by others on myself."
Isabella d'Este
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"I believe in the dignity that comes from self-determination."
Isabella d'Este
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"Freedom consists in the harmony between will and reason."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Freedom grows in proportion to our mastery over base impulses and desires."
Marsilio Ficino
"Liberty without law descends into chaos and tyranny."
Giambattista Vico
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"In study lies the path to freedom from ignorance."
Poliziano Angelo
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"Intellectual freedom is the foundation upon which all other freedoms rest."
Poliziano Angelo
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will."
Catherine de Medici
"The spirit of a people cannot be conquered."
Catherine de Medici
"We must not accept the limitations imposed upon us by society, but rather transcend them."
Émilie du Châtelet
"Liberty of thought is the foundation of all liberty."
Émilie du Châtelet
"Independence of thought is the highest form of freedom."
Émilie du Châtelet
"The greatest prison is the prison of ignorance."
Émilie du Châtelet
"The pursuit of knowledge is the path to true freedom."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"The mind unshackled from fear becomes the mind unlimited."
Pico della Mirandola
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"The freedom to think is the foundation of all freedoms."
Pico della Mirandola
"The strongest chains are those we forge ourselves."
Catherine de Medici
"Freedom is the natural state of the human will."
Giambattista Vico
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"True freedom is found in the pursuit of excellence, not in the absence of responsibility."
Isabella d'Este
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"True wealth is the ability to make meaningful choices according to one's values."
Isabella d'Este
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"The greatest freedom is found in the discipline of pursuing what truly matters."
Isabella d'Este
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"True freedom is found in the cultivation of the intellect."
Poliziano Angelo
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"The mind engaged in genuine learning experiences a freedom unlike any other."
Poliziano Angelo
P
"Through intellectual discipline, we achieve spiritual liberation."
Poliziano Angelo
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"The greatest freedom is freedom from the chains of ignorance."
Giambattista della Porta
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of freedom itself."
Giambattista della Porta
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"True freedom is liberation from the tyranny of the false self."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Understanding brings freedom from ignorance and fear."
Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
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"To be truly free, one must master the passions of the body."
Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
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"In surrender to truth, we find the greatest freedom."
Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius