Freedom Quotes

"Freedom requires responsibility; they are inseparable."

"When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight."

"The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are."

"Freedom begins when we stop seeking approval."

"We are born into a prison we don't remember entering."

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

"To be free, one must first understand what binds one."

"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it."

"When the cat's away, the mice will play."

"Independence is happiness."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation."

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

"A man's will is his own, though circumstance may bend it severely."

"Freedom is a gift we must cherish."

"Freedom is the right of all beings."

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

"Diversity of opinion about a question is the sign of virtue in a free people."

"The only freedom is the freedom to choose our suffering."

"The soul of an artist must remain free, unfettered by convention."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of freedom."

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

"True life begins where the social obligation ends."

"Any woman who has a great talent may feel that she cannot do her duty to the world by shutting herself within a narrow and private life."

"I'll not endure it—I'll break both my chains and theirs."

"Freedom is worth any sacrifice."

"Freedom is the birthright of all."

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

"I am not responsible for this world; I am only responsible for myself."

"Freedom lies only in the pursuit of the impossible."

"Liberty and learning are the most precious gifts."