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 luxury and the greatest responsibility."
Johnny Carson
"Silence is golden, but sometimes you need to make noise to be heard."
Mel Brooks
"Freedom is the right to be yourself without apology."
Mel Brooks
C
"Freedom is the responsibility to be your best self."
Carol Burnett
"If you're quiet, you're not living. You have to speak up."
Mel Brooks
C
"The most important freedom is the freedom to be yourself."
Carol Burnett
"The freedom to be yourself is the greatest freedom of all."
Goldie Hawn
"Being different is not a flaw; it's your superpower."
Goldie Hawn
L
"I've got a problem with authority figures—I don't have any respect for them."
Lily Tomlin
R
"Freedom is the right to say two plus two make five. The rest is slavery."
Rodney Dangerfield
C
"I've never been one to follow the rules just because they're the rules."
Carol Burnett
"Freedom comes from letting go of what you cannot control."
Goldie Hawn
"Freedom is the ability to choose your own path."
Goldie Hawn
"I never apologize for speaking my mind. That's the deal."
Don Rickles
M
"Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least."
Mort Sahl
M
"Freedom is when you don't have to think about tomorrow."
Mort Sahl
M
"We're supposed to believe that American democracy is based on free speech, but that's just propaganda."
Mort Sahl
G
"You can't control what people think about you."
Gilda Radner
C
"Freedom is the ability to be yourself without apology."
Carol Burnett
L
"We're making an argument for the importance of privacy rights and protecting the human experience."
Lily Tomlin
L
"Personally, I would not want to live in a world where we weren't allowed to ask hard questions."
Lily Tomlin
"You can't be funny if you're worried about what people think of you."
Don Rickles
G
"The freedom to be yourself is worth fighting for."
Gilda Radner
"The best part of getting older is not caring what people think."
Phyllis Diller
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."
Phyllis Diller
"My mother told me that life gets better with age, and she was right - now I don't care what people think."
Phyllis Diller
M
"I'm a human being, not a voting machine."
Mort Sahl
"The most important thing is to find your own voice and use it authentically."
Goldie Hawn
"Freedom is the ability to choose your own path consciously."
Goldie Hawn
G
"Life gets better when you stop waiting for permission."
Gilda Radner