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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"To trust in God's love is to find freedom from the tyranny of fear."
Julian of Norwich
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"Freedom without responsibility becomes a prison of another kind."
Pope Francis
"A person should be so poor that they are nothing, have nothing, and want nothing."
Meister Eckhart
"Time spent in useless pursuits robs the soul of its freedom."
Meister Eckhart
"The truth that makes us free is often the truth we fear most."
Meister Eckhart
"The price of freedom is the willingness to be vulnerable."
Meister Eckhart
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"Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought."
Pope John Paul II
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"Authentic freedom is not the right to do whatever we wish, but the ability to seek our true good."
Pope John Paul II
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"The greatest freedom is found in the surrender of one's own desires."
John of the Cross
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"Freedom is not the absence of constraint, but alignment with one's highest purpose."
John of the Cross
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"In relinquishing control, the soul discovers its truest autonomy."
John of the Cross
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"It is absolutely clear that no group of people should live in fear of each other."
Billy Graham
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"True freedom is found in obedience to God."
Billy Graham
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"God's truth will set you free."
Billy Graham
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"I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think."
Hafiz
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"We are bound by nothing but our own potential."
Hafiz
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"I have become wings; I no longer cling."
Hafiz
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"We must free ourselves from the prison of our own selfish desires."
Mother Teresa
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"To forgive is to liberate ourselves."
Pope Francis
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"Freedom without responsibility becomes tyranny."
Pope Francis
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"Freedom comes through understanding yourself, not through running away."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Freedom is not the absence of constraint but the absence of fear."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"To be free means to be free from within our own perception."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Every moment of your life is a chance to choose how you want to live."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but the power to do what we ought."
Pope John Paul II
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"Freedom carries with it the responsibility to use it for good."
Pope John Paul II
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"I believe that the only real freedom is spiritual freedom."
Billy Graham
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"I believe that obedience to God brings true freedom."
Billy Graham
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"Freedom is the birthright of every soul."
Sri Aurobindo