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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"Repression of instinct leads to neurosis; acceptance leads to freedom."
Carl Jung
"The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty."
Florence Nightingale
"One makes oneself such a slave to an institution."
Florence Nightingale
"God gave us free will. He cannot compel a human being to do anything."
Florence Nightingale
"I believe that my work will contribute to the freedom of humanity from disease."
Edward Jenner
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"Freedom of thought requires freedom from dogma, and freedom from dogma requires rigorous inquiry."
Ivan Pavlov
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"We are all products of our conditioning; the question is whether we become prisoners or masters of it."
Ivan Pavlov
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of such a world is a form of rebellion."
B.F. Skinner
"Freedom is not something given, it is something that must be created through behavior."
B.F. Skinner
"The illusion of freedom is maintained by not asking difficult questions about control."
B.F. Skinner
"A woman must have sufficient power to control her own circumstances."
Florence Nightingale
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"Women must be allowed to choose their own destiny."
Elizabeth Blackwell
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"I refuse to be limited by the expectations of my time."
Elizabeth Blackwell
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"Every woman has the right to pursue her dreams without apology."
Elizabeth Blackwell
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"I refuse to accept limitations placed upon me by society."
Elizabeth Blackwell
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"The freedom to pursue one's dreams is a fundamental right."
Elizabeth Blackwell
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"I refuse to be defined by the limitations others place upon me."
Elizabeth Blackwell
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"Most people do not want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility."
Sigmund Freud
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"Humans are characterized by a vast potentiality; they are not born with fixed patterns of behavior."
Albert Bandura
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"Humans are self-reflective and self-regulating organisms capable of controlling their own destiny."
Albert Bandura
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"The environment provides opportunities and constraints, but it is the person who acts within that environment."
Albert Bandura
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"Humans are characterized by their capacity for self-directed change and growth."
Albert Bandura
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"Freedom begins where we understand the necessity that binds us."
Ivan Pavlov
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"I have learned that discipline is not the enemy of freedom but its foundation."
Ivan Pavlov
"My legacy is not my name, but the freedom that vaccination provides."
Edward Jenner
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"To be conscious of one's individuation is to acknowledge the uniqueness of one's soul."
Carl Jung
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"The goal of analysis is not adjustment to society, but authenticity of self."
Carl Jung
"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must learn to protect herself, and there I take my stand."
Florence Nightingale
"I stand before you to say that I glory in the name of woman; nor have I ever, in the full sense of the word, pretended to be a man."
Florence Nightingale
"It is hard to find a truly independent woman."
Florence Nightingale