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

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"The home should not be a prison disguised as a sanctuary."
Betty Friedan
B
"The ability to support oneself is the first step toward self-determination."
Betty Friedan
A
"Freedom is a constant struggle."
Angela Davis
A
"The meaning of liberation includes the liberation to think freely."
Angela Davis
A
"I think of freedom as the capacity to think in a way that transcends the historical moment in which one finds oneself."
Angela Davis
A
"We must envision a future where all of us are free to be our fullest selves."
Angela Davis
A
"Every path toward freedom has to pass through solidarity."
Angela Davis
A
"The struggle is not between good and evil, but between different visions of freedom."
Angela Davis
A
"The structures that confine us are not inevitable."
Angela Davis
A
"The liberation of Black people is a prerequisite for the liberation of all people."
Angela Davis
A
"The struggle for freedom is eternal and ongoing."
Angela Davis
W
"Food sovereignty is the foundation of true independence."
Winona LaDuke
W
"Indigenous sovereignty is environmental protection."
Winona LaDuke
G
"The female eunuch is the woman who has internalized the values of her oppressor."
Germaine Greer
G
"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."
Germaine Greer
G
"Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves."
Germaine Greer
G
"The beggar is the only free man in the city."
Germaine Greer
G
"The greatest threat to the patriarchy is women who refuse to be ashamed of their appetites."
Germaine Greer
G
"A woman's life is lived according to a script not of her own writing."
Germaine Greer
G
"Freedom is the prerequisite to survival."
Germaine Greer
b
"The practice of loving ourselves is the practice of freedom."
bell hooks
b
"Freedom is not something we inherit; it is something we create."
bell hooks
b
"We become free when we stop seeking approval from those who cannot see us."
bell hooks
B
"The struggle for freedom is the struggle to define ourselves."
Barbara Smith
B
"To be visible is to be vulnerable; to be vulnerable is to be free."
Barbara Smith
B
"The work of freedom is never done; it is passed from hand to hand."
Barbara Smith
B
"The future is not predetermined; it is created through our choices."
Barbara Smith
B
"We must create spaces where all of us can fully exist."
Barbara Smith
B
"The power to define ourselves is the power to liberate ourselves."
Barbara Smith
A
"Freedom is not something that can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be."
Angela Davis