Freedom Quotes

"Obedience is a virtue that belongs to animals that are tamed; it has no place amongst men."

"The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty."

"The free, unprompted will of man is all that conscience can claim."

"It is forbidden to prevent others from saying what they think."

"The bell that rang that night still echoes in freedom's hall."

"Freedom's price is paid not in gold, but in action and sacrifice."

"Freedom is not given; it is seized by those brave enough to demand it."

"Freedom purchased without sacrifice is freedom unappreciated."

"The path to freedom is never a straight line, but it must be walked with intention."

"The bell that rings for liberty must be answered by hands willing to defend it."

"Freedom demands that we remain vigilant, not complacent."

"Freedom is the responsibility we inherit and the duty we pass on."

"The lamp of liberty must be kept burning in the hearts of the people."

"I would rather live one day as a free man than a lifetime as a slave."

"Freedom without responsibility leads to anarchy; responsibility without freedom leads to tyranny."

"The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will of another, but to have only the law of nature for his rule."

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

"The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government."

"Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil liberty."

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."

"Liberty once lost is lost forever."

"Shall we, in imitation of those Oriental despotisms, establish a system of espionage?"

"If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom."

"The greatest of all possible evils is tyranny disguised as order."

"The mind of a free man cannot be enslaved, though his body may be bound."

"The greatest threat to liberty comes not from external foes, but from internal decay."

"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."

"Despotism can only exist in darkness and must perish when light is introduced."

"The security of the public liberty depends entirely on good faith in the execution of the present Constitution."

"The opinions of men are not the objects of civil government nor under its jurisdiction."