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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"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it"Théophile Gautier
"Freedom is the greatest treasure"Théophile Gautier
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."Guy de Maupassant
"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you truly are."Guy de Maupassant
"The only true prison is the mind."Guy de Maupassant
"Freedom is the rarest treasure, and the most easily lost."Guy de Maupassant
"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Freedom is the foundation of every virtue."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"The soul is a terrible thing; it wants to escape everywhere."Charles Baudelaire
"Every man should have something that is wholly his own and cannot be taken from him."Charles Baudelaire
"Freedom is a beautiful word, but its meaning escapes those who possess it."Paul Verlaine
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and constant sacrifice."Paul Verlaine
"To be free is to accept the burden of one's own choices."Gérard de Nerval
"Freedom is the ability to choose one's own chains."Gérard de Nerval
"Freedom begins where you refuse to accept false constraints."Arthur Rimbaud
"Those who seek true freedom must first recognize their chains."Arthur Rimbaud
"Freedom is the ability to follow one's heart."Paul Verlaine
"The freedom to create is the highest form of liberty."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"The mind's freedom is worth more than physical liberty."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."Théophile Gautier
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent oneself from being driven into the street, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."Théophile Gautier
"To be truly free, one must first free the mind."Théophile Gautier
"Freedom is the most precious of all earthly possessions."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Freedom is the right to live as you choose."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"The only true freedom is freedom from desire"Guy de Maupassant
"Freedom is the ability to choose your own prison"Guy de Maupassant
"Freedom is the first wish of our soul."George Sand
"Dance as though no one is watching you."George Sand
"The mind constructs its own prisons before the world ever does."Gérard de Nerval
"Freedom without responsibility is merely another form of slavery."Victor Leconte de Lisle