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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"La libertad sin educación es libertad ciega."
Benito Juárez
J
"The freedom then of man and liberty of acting according to his own will, is grounded on his having reason."
John Locke
J
"The care of every man's soul belongs to himself."
John Locke
J
"Freedom of conscience is a natural right."
John Locke
J
"The two powers which in my opinion constitute liberty are the power of thinking and the power of action."
John Locke
J
"Every man has a property in his own person; this nobody has any right to but himself."
John Locke
J
"The greater the personal freedom of the individual, the greater his personal responsibility."
John Locke
J
"The law permits all that it does not forbid."
John Locke
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"Freedom can have no meaning when men are enslaved to their passions."
David Hume
T
"I am fully convinced that no nation can ever be truly free until it has liberated itself from the chains of ignorance."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"I want liberty or death, and I will have one or the other."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects the freedom of others."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and unwavering commitment."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"The chains of slavery are forged in the mind before they bind the body; free the mind first."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"Our children will be born free because we chose freedom over comfort."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"True freedom means more than breaking chains; it means building systems that prevent them."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"A free person is someone who controls their own destiny, not someone controlled by another."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"The spirit of freedom once ignited cannot be extinguished by any power on earth."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
J
"La libertad se conquista con la espada, pero se mantiene con la justicia."
José de San Martín
J
"La muerte es menos terrible que la esclavitud."
José de San Martín
J
"La responsabilidad es el precio de la libertad."
José de San Martín
J
"No se puede construir libertad sobre mentiras."
José de San Martín
J
"La naturaleza del hombre es ser libre o pelear por serlo."
José de San Martín
J
"La belleza de la libertad es que todos pueden disfrutarla."
José de San Martín
J
"La libertad vale más que mil años de esclavitud cómoda."
José de San Martín
J
"El que cede a la tiranía merece su cadena."
José de San Martín
T
"The right of nature is the liberty each man has to use his own power for the preservation of his own nature."
Thomas Hobbes
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"The greatest foe of liberty is the ignorance of the people."
Thomas Hobbes
T
"The desire for security often leads to the acceptance of tyranny."
Thomas Hobbes