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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"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance."
Robespierre
R
"A nation is truly free when its citizens are virtuous."
Robespierre
R
"The people need neither priests nor kings to guide them."
Robespierre
R
"The people have the right to know the truth about their government."
Robespierre
R
"A free people governs itself through virtue and law."
Robespierre
"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves"
Paul Revere
"Freedom is the birthright of all people"
Paul Revere
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"Freedom demands sacrifice from those who cherish it"
Benedict Arnold
J
"A free press is the greatest weapon against the corruption of power."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"The strongest chains are those we do not see—the chains of ignorance."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"The right to live with dignity is prior to all other rights."
Jean-Paul Marat
"We fight not for glory, but for the right of every man to live freely."
Georges Danton
"A free mind cannot be conquered by any force."
Georges Danton
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and constant courage."
Georges Danton
"Love of country and love of freedom are inseparable twins."
Georges Danton
"Those who seek to control others have already enslaved themselves."
Georges Danton
"We do not inherit our freedom; we must win it anew each generation."
Georges Danton
"To plant a seed of freedom today is to harvest liberty tomorrow."
Georges Danton
"The music of freedom is more beautiful than the silence of slavery."
Georges Danton
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"The revolution devours its children, but it is the price of liberty."
Camille Desmoulins
C
"The chains of tyranny are forged in silence."
Camille Desmoulins
C
"Every generation must decide anew what freedom means."
Camille Desmoulins
C
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance against oppression."
Camille Desmoulins
C
"Every act of resistance against tyranny is a victory for humanity."
Camille Desmoulins
B
"The price of freedom is paid in more than currency."
Benedict Arnold
J
"The blood of patriots waters the tree of freedom."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"Pity the fool who loves his chains more than his freedom."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"To question authority is not treason; to obey it blindly is."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"The language of power is fear; the language of freedom is truth."
Jean-Paul Marat
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"The throne we have just quitted was not worth the blood of a single citizen."
Marquis de Lafayette