Freedom Quotes

The most fought-for idea in human history, explored by those who won it, lost it, and fought to keep it.

28646 quotes

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"A broadcaster should be free to air what he believes."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"A free press is essential to a free people."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"Freedom is not something that is given; it is earned."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be believed."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"The greatest threat to freedom is an ignorant populace."
Edward R. Murrow
B
"The public has a right to know, but they also have a responsibility to think critically."
Bob Woodward
B
"Information wants to be free, but the burden of understanding it falls on us."
Bob Woodward
W
"I have long believed that the ultimate test of a democracy is how it treats those who oppose it most vigorously."
Walter Cronkite
W
"A free press is one of the great foundations of a free people."
Walter Cronkite
W
"In a democracy, every voice matters."
Walter Cronkite
W
"A free press is the guardian of democracy."
Walter Cronkite
W
"Every generation must fight for the freedoms it inherits."
Walter Cronkite
W
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Walter Cronkite
Y
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and unwavering resolve."
Yi Sun-sin
Y
"Freedom requires the constant vigilance of the willing."
Yi Sun-sin
Q
"The measure of a ruler is not in the size of his kingdom, but in the freedom of his subjects."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
Q
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and constant sacrifice."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
C
"Every voice silenced is a story lost to history."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"A free press is the enemy of tyranny and the friend of justice."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"A free mind requires access to truthful information."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"To silence a journalist is to weaken democracy itself."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"A nation's health is measured by the freedom of its press."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"A free press is worth dying for because democracy is worth living for."
Christiane Amanpour
E
"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"If we confuse dissent with disloyalty, we invite the very tyranny we seek to prevent."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"We must pay for every increase in freedom with a corresponding increase in responsibility."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"A free nation's strength lies in the judgment of its people."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"Without debate, without protest, without dissent, things will surely get worse."
Edward R. Murrow