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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"True freedom is impossible without economic independence."
Emma Goldman
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"There is no such thing as personal freedom unless there is economic freedom."
Emma Goldman
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"To punish a man for his beliefs is to demand servitude of the mind."
Emma Goldman
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"Intelligence thrives in freedom, withers in chains."
Emma Goldman
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"What greater gift can we give than the freedom to become ourselves?"
Emma Goldman
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"The greatest monument to any people is the spirit of freedom they leave behind."
Emma Goldman
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"The violation of justice is the same thing as the violation of liberty."
Adam Smith
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"I am truly free only when all human beings are equally free."
Michel Bakunin
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"Freedom is the absolute right of every adult human being."
Michel Bakunin
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"I am an anarchist; I want to live in a world without authority."
Michel Bakunin
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"Authority must be abolished everywhere."
Michel Bakunin
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"My freedom depends on the freedom of all."
Michel Bakunin
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"The human heart yearns for freedom above all things."
Michel Bakunin
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"In any country, the most elevated parts are free only in imagination."
Michel Bakunin
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"We are born with the right to be free."
Michel Bakunin
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"Freedom is the breath of the human spirit."
Michel Bakunin
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"The principle of authority is the negation of freedom."
Peter Kropotkin
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"True freedom includes the freedom to fail and learn."
Peter Kropotkin
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"To liberate a people is to liberate oneself from the chains of tyranny."
José de San Martín
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"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and sacrifice."
José de San Martín
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"The cost of liberty is paid by those with the courage to demand it."
José de San Martín
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"To abandon one's principles for safety is to embrace slavery willingly."
José de San Martín
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"The seeds of tomorrow's liberty are planted in today's sacrifice."
José de San Martín
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"We have already seen the light, and it is not our desire to descend again into darkness."
Simón Bolívar
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"Freedom is the only worthy objective for rational beings."
Simón Bolívar
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"The price of freedom is vigilance and sacrifice."
Simón Bolívar
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"The oppressed and the oppressor cannot exist in the same state of grace."
Simón Bolívar
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"Freedom is not something to be given; it is something to be taken."
Antonio Gramsci
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"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."
Antonio Gramsci
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"The people are sovereign, yet they remain prisoners of the ruling interests."
Antonio Gramsci