Freedom Quotes

"Genes are selfish, but we are not bound by our genes."

"We must be skeptical of authority and dogma."

"We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place."

"True freedom comes from understanding our interdependence with all life."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent oneself from being drawn into legal difficulties, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

"The more the orthodox Jewish religion dominates, the more I am estranged from it."

"Never accept an idea because it is traditional; examine it critically."

"I have no responsibility to have the same opinions that I had a year ago."

"Do not accept dogma, no matter how authoritative it seems."

"True freedom comes from living in alignment with our deepest values."

"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."

"I am even more convinced now that the present system is wrong. We cannot long exist half slave and half free."

"Freedom in research is important, and I hope we maintain it."

"Don't worry about what people think about you; it doesn't matter."

"Freedom of thought is the foundation of all learning."

"Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men's minds."

"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."

"The freedom to question is the freedom that distinguishes civilized society from tyranny."

"Freedom of thought is the only freedom that truly matters in the long run."

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

"You can't blame the world. The world is not to blame."

"Live the life you want to live, not the life others expect."

"The freedom to doubt is an essential feature of science."

"What do you care what other people think?"

"I want the world to be free, and I will work until I achieve it or die trying."

"Freedom is not free; it comes at a cost."

"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."

"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt."

"It is forbidden to forbid."

"The mind must be free to pursue truth wherever it leads."