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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"To refuse mainstream narrative is an act of freedom and responsibility."Kathy Acker
"To be outside the law is to have the freedom to think outside the law."Kathy Acker
"To be truly free, you must refuse the security of fixed identity."Kathy Acker
"The oppressed must first recognize their oppression before they can resist it."Rosario Castellanos
"The freedom of others is inseparable from one's own."Rosario Castellanos
"We are all prisoners of our own stories until we learn to rewrite them."Elena Garro
"Freedom begins when we stop apologizing for taking up space."Elena Garro
"Freedom is not given, it is taken with the conviction of those who believe in it."Gioconda Belli
"Freedom is not given; it is reclaimed through consciousness."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"The oppressed teach us what freedom truly means."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"To think freely is to be forever dangerous to tyranny."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."Abraham Lincoln
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."Abraham Lincoln
"Emancipation is the expression of my conviction."Abraham Lincoln
"The ballot is the rightful and peaceful successor to the bullet; and that when ballots have fairly and constitutionally decided, there can be no successful appeal back to bullets."Abraham Lincoln
"I have never interfered with any religious denomination or with the expression of religious opinion."Abraham Lincoln
"Freedom is worth any price we must pay."Mariano Azuela
"Freedom requires constant vigilance and sacrifice."Mariano Azuela
"To be a woman is to be condemned to explain yourself constantly."Rosario Castellanos
"The oppressed must first recognize their chains."Rosario Castellanos
"The feminine perspective is not a limitation but a revolution."Rosario Castellanos
"Freedom without responsibility is merely chaos in disguise"Rubén Darío
"Freedom is not given; it is seized by those brave enough to claim it"Rubén Darío
"Freedom is not given; it is seized by those brave enough to demand it."Nellie Campobello
"Freedom is the birthright of every human being."Nellie Campobello
"The voice of dissent is the heartbeat of freedom."Nellie Campobello
"Freedom is not given; it is written into the very act of remembering."Elena Garro
"Freedom is not something to be granted, but something to be seized."Octavio Paz
"Freedom requires constant vigilance and renewal."Octavio Paz
"Freedom requires courage and sacrifice."Carlos Fuentes