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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"The railway will abolish the tyranny of distance that has isolated and divided mankind."
George Stephenson
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"The locomotive will connect isolated communities and give voice to the voiceless."
George Stephenson
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"We must never accept the limitations others place upon our vision."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"My freedom as an engineer comes from mastering the constraints of my medium."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The strongest chains are often those we forge ourselves."
Richard Arkwright
"Freedom to innovate is the birthright of all thinking people; defend it fiercely."
Jedediah Strutt
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"Freedom in business comes from creating value that others cannot easily replicate."
Frank Woolworth
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"The greatest freedom is the freedom to choose your own path."
Frank Woolworth
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"Freedom comes to those who dare to innovate."
George Stephenson
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"Freedom to innovate is freedom itself."
George Stephenson
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"The steam engine and the railway are not merely conveniences; they are agents of human liberation."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"True freedom is found not in the absence of constraints but in the transcendence of them through excellence."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The greatest luxury is the freedom to choose your own path."
James Cash Penney
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"Every man has in his breast a power over which the law has no control."
Harvey Firestone
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"A man's destiny is not made for him; it is up to him to shape it."
Harvey Firestone
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"A man who seeks applause from without is in slavery from within."
Owen D. Young
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"Freedom requires responsibility."
Owen D. Young
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"The greatest luxury is the freedom to choose how you spend your time."
Frank Woolworth
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"The greatest freedom is the freedom from the need to impress others."
Frank Woolworth
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"Freedom is not license to do whatever one wishes, but the ability to do what is right."
Marshall Field
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"Freedom is the right to choose, coupled with the responsibility for that choice."
Marshall Field
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"Every man should have the right to reach his full potential."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"True freedom comes from discipline and self-control."
Harvey Firestone
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"The preservation of liberty requires constant vigilance and sacrifice."
Harvey Firestone
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"The only true prison is the one we construct in our own minds."
Harvey Firestone
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"Every man has the opportunity to make his life what he will have it be."
James Cash Penney
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"Freedom is the birthright of all humanity."
Guglielmo Marconi
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"Freedom without responsibility becomes tyranny."
Owen D. Young
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"Every generation must rediscover the principles of freedom anew."
Owen D. Young
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"Freedom of thought is the prerequisite for all other freedoms."
Owen D. Young