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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"Freedom is not given; it is claimed through persistent effort."
Rosario Castellanos
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"Freedom carries the burden of choosing who we want to become."
Rosario Castellanos
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"Freedom is not something that is given; it is something that must be constantly fought for."
Ariel Dorfman
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"True freedom is not the absence of struggle but its honest acknowledgment."
Mariano Azuela
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"In telling our stories, we reclaim our power."
Nellie Campobello
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"Freedom is not given; it is seized by those brave enough."
Nellie Campobello
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"In telling our truth, we liberate others to do the same."
Nellie Campobello
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"To speak is to exist; to be silent is to disappear."
Juan Rulfo
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"To live authentically is to live dangerously."
Juan Rulfo
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"Freedom is not given; it is conquered through the act of becoming aware."
Octavio Paz
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"The individual is both prisoner and creator of the society they inhabit."
Octavio Paz
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"Freedom is not a state but a practice; we are free only to the extent that we exercise freedom."
Octavio Paz
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"To be free is to bear the weight of responsibility for one's own life."
Octavio Paz
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"The burden of freedom is that we must continually choose who we wish to become"
Carlos Fuentes
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"The only real freedom is the freedom to choose what we will become"
Carlos Fuentes
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"The truth we speak aloud liberates us more than any compromise."
Laura Esquivel
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"The freedom we seek begins when we stop seeking others' approval."
Laura Esquivel
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"The right to tell our own story is the right to existence"
Ariel Dorfman
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"Every tyranny begins with silence"
Ariel Dorfman
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"Freedom is a conversation, not a destination"
Ariel Dorfman
A
"The voice of dissent is the voice of democracy"
Ariel Dorfman
"Fear is the greatest obstacle to freedom"
José Donoso
"Freedom is the burden of choice"
José Donoso
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"We are all prisoners of our circumstances until we decide to rebel."
Mariano Azuela
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"Every generation must fight anew for the freedoms earned before."
Mariano Azuela
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"The written word is democracy's last defense against tyranny."
Mariano Azuela
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"The spirit of a place cannot be conquered by armies."
Juan Rulfo
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"The spirit cannot be imprisoned by walls or circumstance."
Juan Rulfo
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"La libertad es el derecho fundamental de todo ser humano."
Mariano Latorre
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"La libertad de pensamiento es el derecho más sagrado."
Mariano Latorre