Freedom Quotes

"The laws which society enacts to preserve a social system are frequently at war with the true happiness of the individual."

"The individual is not accountable to society for his actions, in so far as these concern the interest of no one but himself."

"The person who surrenders his freedom for security deserves neither and will lose both."

"The tyranny of opinion is as real as that of any monarch, though less formidable because it leaves fewer means of resistance."

"No society in which liberty is prized can afford to disregard the importance of the dissenter and the rebel."

"It is the privilege and proper condition of a human being, arrived at the maturity of his faculties, to use and interpret experience in his own way."

"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it."

"Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called."

"A people that does not take pains to preserve its liberty does not deserve to retain it."

"Every human being is entitled to form and act upon his own opinion, provided he respects the like freedom in others."

"The question is not whether all restrictions on individuality are wrong, but which restrictions and in what cases."

"The franchise must be extended to all men of conscience."

"Liberty without virtue is license; virtue without liberty is slavery."

"Liberty without order is anarchy; order without liberty is tyranny."

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and constant sacrifice."

"Freedom without responsibility is chaos; responsibility without freedom is slavery."

"True freedom includes the freedom to fail and learn from failure."

"The individual is not accountable to society for his thoughts, only for his actions."

"He who lets the world choose his plan of life for him has no need of any other faculty."

"Rights are not given; they are recognized as inherent to human nature."

"Death is not the worst evil; a life lived in servitude is worse."

"The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts."

"It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free."

"The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at large."

"The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion."

"Liberty too must be limited in order to be possessed."

"The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations."

"Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact measure to which they are qualified for self-command."

"The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance."

"Tolerate no incroachments on your liberty."