Freedom Quotes

"The future is not determined; it is created by the choices we make in the present moment."

"We are not trapped by our choices; we are liberated by them—each spawning new worlds."

"The many-worlds view liberates us from the tyranny of a single predetermined future."

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

"Nothing is more important than the freedom to think and question."

"Let each man make his own choice of what to believe and what to reject."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's being cast into prison. But anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

"To be free is to be responsible for one's own understanding."

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

"A universe without purpose is the only truly free universe."

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

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

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

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

"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will."

"Curiosity is a delicate little plant which, aside from curiosity, stands in need of freedom in order to survive."

"Freedom is the soul of human dignity."

"The mind that renounces truth cannot be free."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's work from being suppressed, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

"Freedom of thought is prerequisite for scientific progress."

"Nature does not concern herself with the limits we impose upon our thinking."

"There is a part of this process that we call the 'free will' of the animal, which immediately brings us to the problem of determinism."

"For a parallel between the limits of knowledge and our freedom of will, one should perhaps compare the uncertainty principle not with determinism but with the old problem of free will."

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

"The best weapon against tyranny is the pursuit of truth."

"The act of intuitively creating a mathematical system requires freedom of thought."

"Freedom to explore mathematics should be available to all."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's work from being suppressed, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

"In mathematics, there are no authorities, only arguments."

"The pursuit of knowledge knows no boundaries."