Freedom Quotes

"The other's gaze measures and judges my freedom."

"My freedom is not my possession but my exposure to the other's claim."

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

"Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison."

"One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and imprisonment, but not further."

"Freedom is the burden of choosing without criteria."

"Freedom begins where determinism ends."

"Freedom is the experience of our own contingency."

"Freedom is not the absence of constraint, but the conscious navigation of necessary conditions."

"Freedom requires the elimination of violence and the threat of violence."

"Freedom is not a possession but a constant struggle."

"The transgressive act is the only authentic rebellion against meaning itself."

"The greatest transgression is to see your oppressor clearly and smile."

"We are condemned to freedom, which is why we build so many prisons."

"The capitalist state is based on the consensus of the governed and their active participation in governance."

"The subordinate must become aware of their subordination to achieve liberation."

"Freedom is not given but is won through struggle, sacrifice, and the development of collective will."

"Freedom would not be freedom if it did not include the freedom to make mistakes."

"The pursuit of freedom must begin with the critique of reason itself."

"Freedom is not given but must be achieved through engagement with necessity."

"The ideal speech situation is one in which all participants have equal opportunity to speak and be heard."

"The public sphere emerges wherever people assemble to form a body of public opinion."

"The ideal conditions for discourse cannot be permanently secured but must be continually fought for."

"Modernity has created both new possibilities and new dangers for human freedom."

"A rational consensus cannot be coerced; it must emerge voluntarily."

"The capacity for critical reflection is what makes humans free."

"The public sphere represents the space where the force of the better argument can prevail."

"Language allows us to transcend our immediate situation and perspective."

"The need which might resist total inclusion is rebelling not just against the system but against life itself."