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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"True liberty consists in obedience to the law of God."John Calvin
"The human will cannot be truly free until it is bound to God's will."John Calvin
"The river does not ask permission to flow; neither should truth."Guru Nanak
"The chains of attachment are made of gold, yet they are still chains."Guru Nanak
"The prison of the mind is more binding than iron."Guru Nanak
"Let my people go."Moses
"The moment a man stands up and says, 'I am free,' in that very moment he is free."Swami Vivekananda
"Freedom can never be achieved by the weak. Only the strong can be free."Swami Vivekananda
"Ramakrishna used to tell a story of a man locked in a tower. Another man brought news that he was free; the man in the tower replied 'I cannot believe it.'"Swami Vivekananda
"In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free."Abraham
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."Abraham
"Let the people know the truth and the country is safe."Abraham
"I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves it should be first those who desire it for themselves."Abraham
"We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country."Abraham
"For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; but do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."Saint Paul
"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
"Attachment is a heavy chain that binds the soul."Guru Nanak
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and virtue."Guru Nanak
"True freedom consists in obedience to God's law, not in license to sin."John Calvin
"The state must protect the church's freedom to worship and teach God's Word."John Calvin
"The human will is bound by sin until liberated by God's sovereign grace."John Calvin
"I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe."Martin Luther
"My conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and will not recant."Martin Luther
"A Christian man is the most free lord of all, and subject to none."Martin Luther
"Those who would burn books, will, in the end, burn people."Martin Luther
"If the tyrant takes a city or a field from you, he has not taken your heart."Martin Luther
"Freedom is the right of all conscious beings."Zoroaster
"Freedom is the birthright of the righteous."Zoroaster
"To deny oneself is not to diminish oneself, but to free oneself from the chains of ego."Saint Peter
"Freedom is not the absence of all constraint, but constraint imposed by justice and love."Saint Peter