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 only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of that world is a form of liberation."Kathy Acker
"Control only exists in the imagination."Kathy Acker
"Real freedom means the freedom to fail."Kathy Acker
"To be free, you must first understand your chains."Kathy Acker
"Freedom is the space between the story and the self."Kathy Acker
"Freedom requires constant vigilance and resistance."Kathy Acker
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."Nelson Mandela
"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew that if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison."Nelson Mandela
"When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw."Nelson Mandela
"There can be no greater injury than the clipping of the wings of the human spirit."Nelson Mandela
"I would like to be remembered as someone who wanted to be free so that other people be also free."Nelson Mandela
"To make ourselves free, we must honor our commitment to freedom for all."Nelson Mandela
"Never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another."Nelson Mandela
"In exile, we discover who we really are."Elena Garro
"Freedom is won through constant struggle."Elena Garro
"We are all prisoners and jailers of our own making."Elena Garro
"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."Rosario Castellanos
"Freedom is the breath of a meaningful life."Rosario Castellanos
"Freedom is the birthright of every thinking being."Rubén Darío
"The freedom to fail is essential to the freedom to succeed."Rubén Darío
"The struggle for freedom is the struggle for life itself."Gioconda Belli
"Freedom requires constant vigilance and sacrifice."Gioconda Belli
"The greatest freedom is the freedom to choose who you become."Gioconda Belli
"Silence can be the loudest form of resistance."Gioconda Belli
"The past does not own us unless we allow it to."Gioconda Belli
"To be free is to be responsible for your own becoming."Gioconda Belli
"We inherit history but we are not imprisoned by it."Gioconda Belli
"I am my own woman, and I will not be silenced."Nellie Campobello
"To live is to resist the forces that would diminish us."Nellie Campobello
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of that world is a form of your freedom."Kathy Acker