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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"A woman's place is wherever she chooses it to be."Nellie Bly
"Information is a public good, not a commodity to be hoarded."Rachel Maddow
"The public's right to know is not a suggestion—it's foundational to self-governance."Rachel Maddow
"A free press is one of the greatest assets of a free people."Marie Colvin
"Freedom of speech is meaningless without the freedom to hear the truth."Marie Colvin
"A free society depends on a free press speaking truth to power."Marie Colvin
"Freedom is worth fighting for, with words if not with weapons."Marie Colvin
"The role of the press is to speak truth to power, always."Marie Colvin
"Freedom of the press is the foundation of all other freedoms."Marie Colvin
"I don't want to live in a world where everything I say, everything I do, everyone I talk to, every expression of creativity or love or friendship is recorded."Edward Snowden
"I would rather be a free man in my grave than live as a puppet manipulated by its own government."Edward Snowden
"Mass surveillance is the enemy of free thought and free association."Edward Snowden
"The surveillance state doesn't protect us; it enslaves us."Edward Snowden
"The foundation of freedom is the right to privacy."Edward Snowden
"Freedom is not free; it requires constant vigilance and sacrifice."Edward Snowden
"A free society requires citizens who are willing to challenge authority."Edward Snowden
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."Julian Assange
"Information wants to be free."Julian Assange
"The internet gives voice to the voiceless."Julian Assange
"People have a right to know what their government does in their name."Julian Assange
"To suppress information is to suppress freedom."Julian Assange
"True democracy requires the free flow of information."Julian Assange
"A free society is one where information flows freely."Julian Assange
"To be free is to have access to truth."Julian Assange
"Free societies require engaged, informed citizens."Julian Assange
"A truly free person cannot be enslaved by lies."Julian Assange
"The pursuit of freedom is the pursuit of truth."Julian Assange
"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."Ida B. Wells
"The truth will set you free."Ida B. Wells
"The struggle for freedom is never truly finished."Ida B. Wells