Freedom Quotes
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"The spirit of freedom thrives in the pursuit of knowledge."Montesquieu
"The greatest glory of a free people is freedom itself."Montesquieu
"We are our choices"Jean-Paul Sartre
"Man is condemned to be free"Jean-Paul Sartre
"Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you"Jean-Paul Sartre
"Anguish is the vertigo of freedom"Jean-Paul Sartre
"I now understand what liberty is"Jean-Paul Sartre
"Without freedom, there is no existence"Jean-Paul Sartre
"Despair is the condition of being truly free"Jean-Paul Sartre
"The basis of freedom is responsibility"Jean-Paul Sartre
"It is forbidden to forbid"Jean-Paul Sartre
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."Marcel Proust
"Freedom is knowing who you are when no one is watching."Marcel Proust
"Freedom is not the absence of all constraint, but the ability to choose your own constraints."Romain Rolland
"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."Romain Rolland
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."André Gide
"True freedom is the ability to think what you want and act without hypocrisy."André Gide
"The only freedom that matters is the freedom to follow your conscience."André Gide
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."Albert Camus
"Real freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."Albert Camus
"I understand then why the men who insist on being free feel such passion."Albert Camus
"Men do not die for their political systems, but for their dreams of freedom."Albert Camus
"To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects the freedom of others."Albert Camus
"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better, whereas enslavement is a certainty of the worse."Albert Camus
"Liberty is the right to do what the laws permit."Montesquieu
"When the legislative and executive powers are united, there is no liberty."Montesquieu
"Despotism thrives on ignorance and withers with knowledge."Montesquieu
"Liberty consists in doing what one desires without harm to others."Montesquieu
"Civil liberty is the freedom from arbitrary restraint."Montesquieu
"The spirit of liberty can survive only where laws are just."Montesquieu