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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"Freedom is the greatest gift of all."
Pompey
"The greatest luxury is not gold, but the ability to do as one pleases without consequence."
Caligula
"I was not born for one corner; the whole world is my native land."
Augustus
"The greatest prison is a closed mind."
Augustus
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to preserve oneself, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."
Augustus
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Augustus
"It is forbidden to forbid; therefore question all authority."
Augustus
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."
Tiberius
"Those who would give up essential liberty for temporary security deserve neither."
Tiberius
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"The greatest rebellion is the refusal to be what others expect of you."
Cleopatra VII
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"The woman who controls her own narrative controls her own destiny."
Cleopatra VII
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"The only freedom we truly have is the freedom of choice."
Hannibal
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"Freedom is the right to live as you wish."
Hannibal
"Freedom is worth any sacrifice, for it is the essence of the human spirit."
Mark Antony
"Freedom is the birthright of every human soul."
Mark Antony
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"The greatest freedom is freedom from fear itself."
Marcus Brutus
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"The love of liberty must burn brighter than the love of security."
Marcus Brutus
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"To be free is to be responsible."
Scipio Africanus
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"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Scipio Africanus
"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."
Augustus
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"Freedom without discipline is merely chaos wearing a crown."
Tarquin the Proud
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"Freedom is the price of eternal vigilance."
Tarquin the Proud
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"I learned that independence requires both resources and reputation."
Cleopatra VII
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"In the face of fate, I chose to be the author of my own story."
Cleopatra VII
"Fear is the tool of tyrants; courage is the weapon of the free."
Mark Antony
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and unceasing effort."
Mark Antony
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"To question authority is not betrayal; blind obedience is."
Marcus Brutus
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"The cost of liberty is the constant vigilance of its defenders."
Marcus Brutus
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"The greatest tyranny is the one we impose upon ourselves."
Marcus Brutus
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"To question is to think; to think is to be free."
Marcus Brutus