Freedom Quotes

"I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions."

"You are the author of your own story."

"The only way to cope with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence becomes an act of rebellion."

"Freedom without responsibility is merely license."

"The mark of a free society is not the absence of conflict but the freedom to voice it."

"A free press is the cornerstone of a free society. Protect it at all costs."

"In dangerous times, journalism becomes even more essential, not less."

"The price of freedom is constant vigilance, and journalism is that vigilance made visible."

"A free press is democracy's immune system. Protect and strengthen it."

"Press freedom isn't a perk. It's a necessity for a functioning society."

"Press freedom and human rights are intertwined. Protect both."

"I believe in freedom of speech."

"Freedom requires eternal vigilance."

"Every voice matters in democracy."

"Political correctness and free speech require constant balancing."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to preserve one's liberty, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

"One must decide whether the primary enemy of the open society is religious fundamentalism or political totalitarianism."

"One cannot have it both ways: either humans are born with rights or they are given rights by the state."

"If one cannot criticize a belief without being accused of bigotry, that belief has become a bully."

"Those who sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither."

"One cannot claim both freedom of speech and freedom from criticism for that speech."

"To accept the unacceptable is the first step toward tyranny."

"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."

"Freedom is something that dies if it's not exercised."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"It was the lawlessness of those days that made living possible."

"In a nation of sheep, one wolf is called a terrorist."

"American culture is about the rejection of constraint and tradition."