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 without responsibility is merely the freedom to destroy."
Alexandre Herculano
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"The mind enslaved is more dangerous than any physical chains."
Alexandre Herculano
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"Freedom demands eternal vigilance against the creeping darkness of tyranny."
Alexandre Herculano
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"Freedom without responsibility is merely the license to destroy."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"Freedom is the weight we carry for having chosen our own path."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"True freedom is not the absence of constraints, but the choice of which ones to accept."
Ludovico Ariosto
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"The freedom to speak is worthless without the courage to speak truth."
Ludovico Ariosto
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"How can he be free when he is a slave to his passions?"
Petrarch
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"To live is to choose, and to choose is to define one's essence."
Petrarch
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"The greatest freedom is the liberty to think differently from one's neighbors."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"The oppressor fears the pen more than the sword; therein lies its true power."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"A life devoted to others' expectations is a life of elegant imprisonment."
Ramalho Ortigão
"Freedom is the birthright of those brave enough to claim it."
Torquato Tasso
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"The greatest threat to freedom is a government that claims to protect you but restricts your liberty."
Niccolò Machiavelli
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"A man is only as free as his choices allow him to be."
Niccolò Machiavelli
"Freedom without responsibility is merely chaos masquerading as liberty."
Torquato Tasso
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"Freedom without responsibility is merely the license to harm others."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"A liberdade é o primeiro direito de todo ser humano."
Almeida Garrett
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"Freedom without responsibility is merely the exchange of one tyranny for another."
Alexandre Herculano
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"True freedom is not the absence of constraints, but the pursuit of worthy ones."
Alexandre Herculano
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"Freedom requires the courage to face one's own limitations."
Eça de Queirós
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"Freedom without responsibility is mere chaos."
Eça de Queirós
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"Consciousness is a man's inalienable right."
Saramago
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"Freedom is the responsibility to use it wisely."
Saramago
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"Freedom is the birthright of all men."
Luís de Camões
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"Freedom is precious beyond measure."
Luís de Camões
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"Freedom without responsibility is merely the tyranny of one's own desires."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"A crítica é o exercício da liberdade de pensamento."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"A liberdade sem responsabilidade é anarquia."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"O homem livre é aquele que controla seus pensamentos."
Ramalho Ortigão