Freedom Quotes
The most fought-for idea in human history, explored by those who won it, lost it, and fought to keep it.
28646 quotes
E
A
A
A
T
G
G
R
R
R
R
E
E
T
T
A
A
T
T
T
"The greatest freedom is the freedom to think."Ezra Pound
"Freedom may not be for the faint of heart."Maya Angelou
"Wherever I travel, hate never leaves me."Alice Walker
"I have fought, as hard as I know how, to see us free."Alice Walker
"Real freedom is having nothing left to lose."Alice Walker
"Freedom is not given; it is claimed through action and solidarity."Toni Cade Bambara
"To be truly free, one must first free oneself from fear."Carl Sandburg
"Each generation must fight anew for the freedoms it inherits."Carl Sandburg
"What is the use of being an American if you weren't born free."Gertrude Stein
"A solemn oath is of no more binding force on me than water."Gertrude Stein
"Freedom lies in being bold."Robert Frost
"A civilized society is one which tolerates atheists."Robert Frost
"The only certain freedom's in departure."Robert Frost
"We are makers of manners and we can legislate for ourselves."Robert Frost
"To be alive is not to be at the mercy of caprice."Ezra Pound
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."Ezra Pound
"We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society."Toni Cade Bambara
"To refuse is to insist on another way."Toni Cade Bambara
"You cannot suppress, for long, the reality of who you are."Alice Walker
"Freedom is not given; it is claimed through our actions."Alice Walker
"There is no greater freedom than the freedom of the mind."Maya Angelou
"The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still."Maya Angelou
"We must refuse to accept that we are limited by the circumstances of our birth or the opinions of others."Maya Angelou
"The greatest inheritance is freedom."Carl Sandburg
"Freedom is the birthright of all people."Carl Sandburg
"The function of art is to set you free."Toni Cade Bambara
"The truth will set you free."Toni Cade Bambara
"Freedom is not free."Toni Cade Bambara
"You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down."Toni Morrison
"Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another."Toni Morrison