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 merely the opportunity to do as one pleases, but the opportunity to do what is right."
Gabriel García Márquez
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that the very existence of that world is a form of your freedom."
Gabriel García Márquez
J
"Freedom is not given; it is claimed by those brave enough to demand it."
Jorge Isaacs
J
"The freedom of spirit cannot be imprisoned by circumstance."
Jorge Isaacs
T
"The spirit of a people cannot be conquered if it refuses to be broken."
Tomás Carrasquilla
T
"Freedom without responsibility is merely chaos wearing a mask."
Tomás Carrasquilla
F
"Freedom is the burden of choosing our own chains."
Fernando Vallejo
F
"The only freedom is the freedom to choose our suffering."
Fernando Vallejo
J
"Freedom is the hardest responsibility we bear."
Juan Carlos Onetti
R
"A free press is the enemy of tyranny"
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"Freedom is not given; it is taken"
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"The strongest chains are those we cannot see"
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"Dignity is the birthright of every human"
Rodolfo Walsh
A
"The road to freedom is paved not with promises, but with actions."
Alcides Arguedas
A
"Freedom without responsibility is chaos; responsibility without freedom is slavery."
Alcides Arguedas
A
"Freedom is not the absence of constraint, but the ability to choose one's constraints."
Alcides Arguedas
E
"Freedom is not given, it is conquered through struggle and sacrifice."
Ernesto Sabato
E
"Freedom is the right to be wrong, to fail, to become."
Ernesto Sabato
H
"Freedom begins where obedience ends."
Haroldo Conti
H
"Freedom requires the courage to disappoint others."
Haroldo Conti
"The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are."
Gabriel García Márquez
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Gabriel García Márquez
"Freedom is the ability to choose your own way, even when the path is difficult."
Gabriel García Márquez
F
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that merely to exist in it is a revolutionary act."
Fernando Vallejo
F
"The only freedom we have is the freedom to imagine."
Fernando Vallejo
F
"Freedom exists only in the moment of its assertion."
Fernando Vallejo
J
"Freedom is the burden we carry when we stop blaming others for our failures."
Juan Carlos Onetti
T
"La libertad comienza cuando aceptamos nuestras limitaciones"
Tomás Carrasquilla
T
"La libertad es el peso que llevamos cuando decidimos ser auténticos"
Tomás Carrasquilla
R
"Freedom is not given; it is taken by those brave enough to demand it."
Rodolfo Walsh