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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"Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Independence is our goal, and self-sufficiency the means to achieve it."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"As long as a man feels that he is the doer, he is not free. When he realizes that he is merely an instrument, he becomes free."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"As long as a person has the sense of doership, he cannot be free. But when he realizes he is merely an instrument, freedom comes."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"Attachment to the world is like chains; detachment is like freedom."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness."
Saint Paul
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"A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none."
Martin Luther
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"One nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom."
Martin Luther
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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Martin Luther
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"Whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Saint Peter
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"Freedom is the birthright of every human being; claim it for yourself."
Swami Vivekananda
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"The moment you serve others selflessly, you become truly free."
Swami Vivekananda
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"The moment you accept responsibility, you become truly free."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Those who live in truth live in freedom."
Guru Nanak
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"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."
Abraham
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"The bird is held by a string; why should it cling to the string?"
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"The bird does not fly by beating its wings against the cage."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"When you surrender to God, freedom comes."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."
Saint Paul
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"All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any."
Saint Paul
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"You were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another."
Saint Paul
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"If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
Saint Paul
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"The greatest freedom is freedom from the tyranny of sin and shame."
Martin Luther
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"Freedom rightly understood means freedom to do what is right, not whatever one wishes."
Martin Luther
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"Live as free people, yet do not use your freedom as an excuse for wickedness."
Saint Peter
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"To deny oneself is the gateway to freedom from tyranny and fear."
Saint Peter
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"Those who cling too tightly to life often lose what truly matters most."
Saint Peter
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"The pathway of discipleship is narrow, but it leads to the widest freedom."
Saint Peter
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"We are not our own; therefore neither our reason nor our will should predominate in our deliberations and actions."
John Calvin