Freedom Quotes

"To defy the Powerful is the first step toward freedom."

"Obedience is the death of genius."

"Liberty is a very dangerous thing; it calls for the highest wisdom."

"To question authority is to exercise the noblest prerogative of human reason."

"I instinctively rebel against authoritarian standards."

"Freedom is not the absence of chains, but the presence of choice."

"I envy not in any moods the captive void of noble rage"

"Freedom is a hard-bought thing and not to be had for the asking."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that the very existence of such a world is a form of your freedom."

"In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary where we can go and be free."

"Freedom is the greatest gift one can possess."

"Freedom requires courage to maintain."

"Fate is the cruel god of the ancient world; choice is the modern god."

"To deny oneself is the only real freedom."

"I must Create a System, or be enslav'd by another Man's."

"Damn braces: Bless relaxes."

"He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy."

"Abstinence sows sand all over The ruddy limbs & flaming hair."

"God forbid that I should be a Rational Being."

"The strongest chains are forged in silence."

"Independence of thought is the highest freedom."

"Freedom without responsibility is anarchy."

"To be oneself is a revolutionary act."

"Freedom is the birthright of all."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to preserve oneself, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny"

"Freedom is the burden of choosing your own path"

"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom."

"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"To be free is precisely to have created yourself."