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

L
"Living authentically is the greatest rebellion possible."
Larry Kramer
L
"Freedom requires constant vigilance and sacrifice."
Larry Kramer
"We cannot be free as long as our brothers and sisters are oppressed."
Bayard Rustin
"The struggle for freedom never ends; it is the work of every generation."
Bayard Rustin
"We are all connected; no one is free until everyone is free."
Bayard Rustin
"We cannot achieve freedom through conformity."
Bayard Rustin
"The work for freedom is the work of every moment."
Bayard Rustin
S
"I've always been a street person, that's where I belong."
Sylvia Rivera
S
"My body is my business, and my life is my own."
Sylvia Rivera
S
"I have nothing to lose except my chains."
Sylvia Rivera
"Dignity is not something granted by others; it is an inherent right we must claim for ourselves."
Al Sharpton
M
"Being myself has always been my greatest act of defiance."
Marsha P. Johnson
M
"Freedom tastes sweeter when you've fought for every inch of it."
Marsha P. Johnson
J
"Freedom without responsibility is tyranny."
James Reeb
J
"Oppression anywhere is a threat to freedom everywhere."
James Reeb
J
"True freedom means freedom for all, or freedom for none."
James Reeb
C
"Freedom is not given; it must be earned through struggle and sacrifice."
Coretta Scott King
C
"Every generation must defend freedom anew."
Coretta Scott King
C
"The struggle continues until all people are truly free."
Coretta Scott King
F
"Nobody's free until everybody's free."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free so that other people would be also free."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"Is this America, the land of the free and the home of the brave?"
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"I am tired of all this, and the only way to be treated right is to treat people right. We want our freedom now."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"What is the point of having a choice if you cannot participate in the society?"
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"I believe the freedom of every man and woman is hugely important."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"Whether you have a difference with the Pope or Karl Marx or anybody else, you have a right to your own opinion."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"I'm no neo-slave. I'm fighting for my rights."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"We've been oppressed, and now we want to be free."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"Freedom is the most important thing on earth."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"The struggle for freedom is eternal."
Fannie Lou Hamer