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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"Freedom without responsibility is merely the license to cause harm."
Andrew Goodman
J
"Freedom is not given; it is won."
John Lewis
J
"The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality."
John Lewis
J
"I am not interested in freedom of the body, only freedom of the mind."
John Lewis
J
"Every person has the right to live in a house, to get a good education, to gain employment."
John Lewis
J
"Freedom is not given; it is taken through persistent effort and unwavering resolve."
James Meredith
J
"I refuse to be defined by the limitations others place upon me."
James Meredith
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"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."
H. Rap Brown
H
"We are responsible for each other's freedom."
H. Rap Brown
H
"Every moment is a choice to resist or comply."
H. Rap Brown
J
"We are bound by the chains we refuse to break."
James Chaney
J
"We are responsible not just for our own liberation, but for the liberation of others."
James Chaney
J
"We cannot inherit freedom; we must claim it with every breath."
James Chaney
J
"We are not bound by our past; we are liberated by our choices."
James Chaney
J
"We are more than our circumstances; we are our choices."
James Chaney
V
"Freedom is not given; it is seized by those brave enough to demand it"
Viola Liuzzo
V
"Freedom is indivisible; none of us are truly free while others are oppressed"
Viola Liuzzo
V
"The work of liberation is the work of setting captives free"
Viola Liuzzo
V
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and constant work"
Viola Liuzzo
S
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of people is an act of rebellion."
Stokely Carmichael
S
"Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice."
Stokely Carmichael
S
"The question is not whether white people are superior or inferior to black people; the question is whether we're going to live like free people."
Stokely Carmichael
S
"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."
Stokely Carmichael
S
"I advocate the self-determination of the black people in this country."
Stokely Carmichael
S
"Self-determination is the foundation of black liberation."
Stokely Carmichael
M
"The price of freedom is high, it always has been. But I'm willing to pay that price."
Medgar Evers
M
"The work of freedom is never finished."
Medgar Evers
M
"Freedom is not free; it must be earned through struggle."
Medgar Evers
M
"The path to freedom is paved with the sacrifices of the brave."
Medgar Evers
M
"The burden of freedom requires the shoulders of the committed."
Medgar Evers