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 independence of any people is an inherent right which they are entitled to claim and exercise."Kwame Nkrumah
"The struggle for freedom is unending, and eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."Kwame Nkrumah
"True independence is not merely political but economic and spiritual as well."Kwame Nkrumah
"Every nation has the right to choose its own path and govern itself."Kwame Nkrumah
"We must break the chains of mental colonization as well as political oppression."Kwame Nkrumah
"We cannot build a free society on foundations of fear and oppression."Kwame Nkrumah
"Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom."Ho Chi Minh
"Independence and freedom are worth any price."Ho Chi Minh
"Better to die on one's feet than live on one's knees."Ho Chi Minh
"We believe in self-determination for all peoples."Ho Chi Minh
"The heart of revolution is liberation."Ho Chi Minh
"The basis of any independent government is a national language, and we are glad that African territories are now moving in this direction."Jomo Kenyatta
"We must die to the colonial mentality before we can live as free people."Jomo Kenyatta
"We are the authors of our future; let us not write it with someone else's pen."Jomo Kenyatta
"I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees."Che Guevara
"The fact that a person loves freedom means that he hates oppression."Che Guevara
"I have sworn before the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny."Che Guevara
"A system is being imposed upon us without our consultation."Che Guevara
"The true cost of freedom is paid in the coin of struggle."Che Guevara
"Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend."Mao Zedong
"Independence and self-reliance are core principles."Mao Zedong
"A nation which relies on others for its essential needs is not independent."Julius Nyerere
"Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy have to achieve it themselves."Julius Nyerere
"True independence means the ability to chart one's own course without external domination."Julius Nyerere
"It is not enough to be free; one must know how to live free."Julius Nyerere
"A nation that cannot feed itself is not truly independent."Julius Nyerere
"Self-reliance is the foundation of true independence."Julius Nyerere
"Men are not free when they are oppressed by systems, nor are they free when they lack purpose."Fidel Castro
"Nations are born from the determination of free people."Fidel Castro
"Each person carries within them the seed of their own liberation."Fidel Castro