Freedom Quotes

"Circumstances are beyond the control of man; but his conduct is in his own power."

"Sovereignty is not negotiable"

"History teaches us that freedom requires eternal vigilance."

"Freedom without responsibility is merely the chaos of the unthinking masses."

"The masses crave order more than they crave freedom."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

"In a world of endless possibilities, I chose my own path."

"Freedom is the greatest blessing."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent oneself being cast into prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

"Individuality is the aim of political liberty."

"A system that does not recognize the rights of individuals will not endure."

"The only real freedom is freedom from the necessity of labour."

"Whatever crushes individuality is despotism."

"A person cannot morally be made to labour for another against their will."

"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."

"To give any fair play to the nature of any human being, it is necessary that different persons should be allowed to lead different lives."

"The free pursuit of happiness is man's natural right."

"Society should allow human nature to develop itself according to its own laws."

"In the case of a person whose desires and impulses are his own—are the expression of his own nature—to whatever the state of perfection—his own mode of laying out his existence is the best, not because it is the best in itself, but because it is his own mode."

"I have always thought that the most important and most dangerous of all actions is one which prevents or restricts the possibilities of human development."

"Social freedom is requisite for the development of human capacities."

"Freedom without responsibility becomes tyranny of the masses."

"Freedom purchased with another's blood is hollow freedom."

"Liberty is the most precious of all things, but it must be earned through virtue and wisdom."

"The soul cannot be imprisoned when the mind remains free."

"The love of freedom burns brighter than the fear of death."

"We must dare to be free."

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

"Freedom is the right to speak and to listen."

"Show me a man who would sacrifice everything for his country."