Freedom Quotes

"The beauty of a free society lies in its diversity of thought, not uniformity of belief."

"Those who understand that freedom has a price will always be willing to pay it."

"The most terrible tyranny is that which people impose upon themselves through apathy."

"The beauty of liberty is that it grants each man the right to discover his own truth."

"A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate."

"The natural condition of mankind is liberty, not subjection."

"The security of our liberty rests upon the integrity of our leaders."

"Tyranny thrives in darkness; liberty flourishes in light and transparency."

"Those who love comfort more than freedom deserve neither."

"Vigilance is the eternal price of liberty and justice."

"Freedom is a state of mind before it is a state of being."

"The road to tyranny is paved with the surrender of small freedoms."

"The greatest threat to liberty is the indifference of good men."

"The love of liberty is the natural inheritance of free peoples."

"A free press is the sentinel of liberty and the enemy of despotism."

"The natural rights of man cannot be bartered away for false promises."

"The beauty of liberty lies in its capacity to enable human flourishing."

"The cost of freedom is eternal vigilance and unwavering commitment."

"A free mind is the greatest threat to those who would dominate others."

"Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither and will lose both."

"A popular government without popular information is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy."

"The true distinction between man and beast is that man alone is capable of self-government."

"There is not a shadow of right in the general government to intermeddle with religion."

"The right to private judgment is in all cases reserved."

"The better to protect liberty, the stronger the chains of responsibility must be."

"A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

"A standing military force will always menace the public liberty."

"The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid foundation of the consent of the people."

"Public opinion sets bounds to every government and is the real sovereign in every free one."

"The rights of conscience cannot in any manner be submitted to the civil magistrate."