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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"The group does not suppress individuality through force; it suppresses it through the promise of belonging."
Solomon Asch
"The measure of a man is what he does with his freedom."
Blaise Pascal
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"Freedom is an illusion created by our conditioned responses."
John B. Watson
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"The world is independent of my will."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"Freedom is not free; it costs those willing to defend it"
Dear Abby
"The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are."
Lao Tzu
"Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner."
Lao Tzu
"When you realize there is nothing to protect, the whole world is yours."
Lao Tzu
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"Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose them."
Ann Landers
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"True freedom is the freedom to be yourself."
Ann Landers
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"We are not determined by our circumstances; we are determined by how we respond to them."
Alfred Adler
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"The greatest prison is the belief that you have no choice."
Alfred Adler
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"Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it."
Russell Baker
"What other people think of you is none of your business."
Dear Abby
"Your circumstances don't determine your destiny; your choices do."
Dear Abby
"The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think."
Dear Abby
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"We become trapped by the stories we tell ourselves about who we are."
Leon Festinger
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"The greatest threat to our freedom is a government that refuses to be accountable."
Ann Landers
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"Freedom is not free; it must be earned and protected."
Ann Landers
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"Freedom is the right to be yourself without apology."
Ann Landers
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"A man will be imprisoned in a room with an open door."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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"All that we can describe at all could be other than it is."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"Freedom is found in simplicity and detachment."
Lao Tzu
"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go."
Lao Tzu
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"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe."
Alfred Adler
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"Our circumstances do not determine our destiny; our choices do."
Alfred Adler
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"Freedom is worth fighting for."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Freedom requires vigilance."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Freedom means nothing if you're enslaved to your own fears."
Mike Royko
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"Freedom is the ultimate human right."
Mike Royko