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