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 freedom to fail is essential to the freedom to succeed."
Marquis de Lafayette
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"We are all prisoners of our own making, locked within the walls of our decisions."
Benedict Arnold
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"The strongest chains are those we forge for ourselves through our own hands."
Benedict Arnold
"It is forbidden to forbid."
Thomas Paine
"The true source of terror is dependence."
Thomas Paine
"The honor of a nation is its life."
Thomas Paine
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
Thomas Paine
"The right to bear arms is a natural right."
Thomas Paine
"The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance."
Thomas Paine
"The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind."
Thomas Paine
"The greatest gift is the gift of freedom."
Thomas Paine
"All hereditary government is in its nature tyranny."
Thomas Paine
"The public good is in nothing more essentially interested than in the support of the public liberty."
Thomas Paine
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"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Patrick Henry
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"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel."
Patrick Henry
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"Let me have liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
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"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
Patrick Henry
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"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Patrick Henry
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"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Patrick Henry
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"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?"
Patrick Henry
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"A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, not as a gift from their chief magistrate."
Patrick Henry
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"The freedom of conscience, the free exercise of religion according to the dictates of one's own judgment, is a truth."
Patrick Henry
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"Hold up your heads like freemen or like slaves, the choice is yours."
Patrick Henry
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"The love of liberty has been the dominant passion of my life."
Patrick Henry
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"We are either free or we are slaves; there is no middle ground."
Patrick Henry
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"The cost of freedom is eternal vigilance and unwavering commitment."
Benedict Arnold
"I learned that vigilance is the eternal price of liberty, not merely a slogan but a way of life."
Paul Revere
"A free people must accept the burden of remaining vigilant, or they will awaken enslaved."
Paul Revere
"The bell of freedom, once rung, cannot be unrung, though many will seek to silence it."
Paul Revere
"The music of rebellion sounds harsh to tyrants but sweet to the ears of the oppressed."
Paul Revere