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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"Our freedom is intertwined with the freedom of others."
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice
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"We are our choices"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"Man is condemned to be free"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"Freedom is infinite responsibility"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"The best way to protect freedom is to exercise it"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"Not to choose is to choose"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"There is no such thing as a natural history of freedom"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"A thing can be free and still be in the world"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"My freedom is my very being"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"To be free is to transcend facticity by a free project"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"The essence of human reality is freedom"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"I am my freedom and nothing else"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"Choice is the very definition of human being"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"Commitment is the price of freedom"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"Our freedom is our burden"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"What is important is to be a free man"
Sartre, Jean-Paul
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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Camus, Albert
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"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better."
Camus, Albert
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"The only way to cope with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."
Camus, Albert
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"Democracy is sustained by three things: freedom of word, freedom of thought, and freedom to keep one's mouth shut."
Camus, Albert
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"The only conception of freedom I can have is that of the prisoner."
Camus, Albert
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"A free person is one whose heart is free."
Camus, Albert
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"It is forbidden to forbid."
Camus, Albert
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"The only real luxury is not having to obey."
Camus, Albert
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"I would like to be able to breathe."
Camus, Albert
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"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent one's friends from being sacrificed; but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission."
Foucault, Michel
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"Real freedom consists in being able to go to the limit of one's thoughts."
Foucault, Michel
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"My role is to show people that they are freer than they feel."
Foucault, Michel
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"Every society has individuals who will always resist the limits placed upon them."
Foucault, Michel