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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"We must refuse to be confined by the chains of injustice."Medgar Evers
"We are the keepers of the flame of freedom."Medgar Evers
"The path to freedom is illuminated by the light of truth."Medgar Evers
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."Black Panther Party
"Freedom is not something that one people can grant another as a gift."Black Panther Party
"We believe in the right to self-defense."Black Panther Party
"We cannot be free until all our people are free."Black Panther Party
"We are not asking for permission to be free."Black Panther Party
"Liberation is not negotiable; it is a necessity."Black Panther Party
"Freedom is a birthright, not a privilege to be granted."Black Panther Party
"Freedom is not given, it must be taken."Assata Shakur
"Be free in your mind above all else."Assata Shakur
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."H. Rap Brown
"Freedom requires constant vigilance and sacrifice."H. Rap Brown
"The oppressed must become the architects of their own liberation."H. Rap Brown
"Freedom is earned daily through vigilance."H. Rap Brown
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of such a world is an affront."James Meredith
"I understood that acceptance of injustice is itself a choice."James Meredith
"I understood that my freedom and my neighbor's were inseparable."James Meredith
"Freedom is not given; it is seized by those willing to sacrifice for it."Viola Liuzzo
"Freedom for some is freedom for none; liberation must be universal."Viola Liuzzo
"Freedom is not a destination but a constant struggle and renewal."Viola Liuzzo
"No one achieves freedom alone; liberation is a collective act."Viola Liuzzo
"Every person's liberation is bound up with every other's."Viola Liuzzo
"The work of justice begins when we stop asking permission to be free."Viola Liuzzo
"If America is to be a great nation, this must become true: all people are created equal and the promise of America must apply to all Americans."John Lewis
"The goal of America is freedom. Abused so often in history, its promise always remains."John Lewis
"Is not these Negro and white together—that is not integration, that is segregation."John Lewis
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."John Lewis
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."Medgar Evers