Freedom Quotes

"The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up."

"I think there is a point in every person's life when you get tired of being who everyone expects you to be."

"I have always believed that a woman has the right to treat the subject of her life with a freedom that a man never has."

"The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of free nations."

"There will always be dissident voices heard in the land, expressing opposition without alternatives."

"The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom is the whole southern half of the globe."

"It is the nature of man to resist tyranny."

"Why do people have to be boxed in by other people's perception of how they should look and behave?"

"I have this thing where I want to do exactly what I want to do, when I want to do it."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's work from being obstructed. But anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

"I've always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world comes from people who are too busy running other people's lives."

"We are a nation that has a government, not the other way around."

"The reality is that we must find our way back to accepting the responsibility that comes with freedom."

"Concentrated power is the enemy of freedom."

"The greatest human achievement is the liberation of thought."

"Any system that says government is going to take care of you from the cradle to the grave eventually ends up taking all your freedom."

"As we go forward together, we must remember that the work of freedom is never truly finished."

"You know that being an American is more than a right; it is a duty."

"We have the greatest Constitution in the world, and we are not going to change it."

"You want to know whether I believe in the freedom of the press? I'll tell you."

"Secrecy and democracy are fundamentally incompatible."

"The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up."

"The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity."

"The desire for freedom is the most powerful driving force in human nature."

"Freedom is the birthright of every human being."

"The foundation of this nation is freedom."

"Independence comes from self-reliance."

"The greatest freedom is freedom from fear."

"The choice facing the nation is between two totally different ways of life."

"The freedom our constituents cherish is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."