Freedom Quotes

"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."

"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined."

"If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."

"The nation which indulges toward another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave to it by its enmity or affection."

"I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other."

"I wanted to be real sure and to know that I was free."

"I had a right to my liberty."

"I would rather die a free woman than live as a slave."

"The love of freedom burns in every human heart."

"Freedom is a gift from God, not a favor from man."

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

"My hands were stained with labor, but my heart was free."

"The sweetness of freedom far exceeds any earthly comfort."

"Resolved, that the equal rights of all women are justified by the law of nature and reason."

"To deny woman the right to a voice in government is to deny her human rights."

"I cannot see why I should not have a voice in the disposition of my own earnings."

"The bonds of marriage should not be chains that bind woman to servitude."

"The Constitution does not protect us against ourselves."

"We can't say we believe in the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness for all while denying basic rights to some."

"What does slavery mean to you? Only that we are not free."

"The Constitution is a color-blind document."

"The Constitution belongs to all people, not just the privileged few."

"Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom; we cannot be complacent."

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

"I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too."

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

"Light and liberty go together."

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

"The freedom and happiness of man are the sole objects of all legitimate government."