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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"Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people"
Charlie Chaplin
C
"Self-expression is a fundamental human need"
Charlie Chaplin
C
"A tramp is a free man"
Charlie Chaplin
M
"The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up."
Marilyn Monroe
M
"I think that a woman gets more of a choice nowadays in how she wants to live."
Marilyn Monroe
M
"I'm not interested in becoming a nun."
Marilyn Monroe
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"It is impossible to have a free press everywhere in the world."
Harry Truman
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"You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from."
Harry Truman
H
"I believe that every man is entitled to his own opinion."
Harry Truman
H
"I have always believed that the individual is the most important unit in society."
Harry Truman
R
"The greatest achievements of mankind have come when government power was limited."
Ronald Reagan
R
"Man is not free unless government is limited."
Ronald Reagan
R
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."
Ronald Reagan
R
"God's greatest gift to mankind is freedom of choice."
Ronald Reagan
R
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Ronald Reagan
R
"I believe every American has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Ronald Reagan
R
"Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a monopoly on the truth."
Ronald Reagan
R
"The most important step any nation can take is to hold elections."
Ronald Reagan
R
"The economic argument for freedom is that it works. The moral argument is that it is right."
Ronald Reagan
"Freedom is earned through discipline and integrity."
Audrey Hepburn
J
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
James Dean
J
"There's a wonderful freedom in not knowing everything."
James Dean
P
"The preservation of liberty requires eternal vigilance, but not the vigilance of the sword."
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C
"Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people."
Charlie Chaplin
C
"At last I can say what I want!"
Charlie Chaplin
C
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Charlie Chaplin
C
"Without freedom there is no creativity."
Charlie Chaplin
J
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
James Dean
M
"Diamonds are a girl's best friend, but a woman's real treasure is her independence."
Marilyn Monroe
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"I want to be remembered as a woman who wanted to be free."
Marilyn Monroe