Freedom Quotes

"Citizens should view democratic laws as collectively self-imposed, not externally imposed."

"Democratic citizens must respect one another's freedom to pursue different conceptions of the good."

"Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor."

"Self-ownership means you are not the property of anyone else, nor anyone else's property."

"Freedom is a side constraint on all your actions, not a goal to maximize."

"Consent matters morally, and coercion violates what makes consent valuable."

"Natural rights place limits on what governments may do to their citizens."

"People have the right to do what they wish with their legitimately acquired holdings."

"Forced labor contradicts the principle that people own themselves."

"Voluntary associations may organize their internal affairs according to their members' wishes."

"People have the right to pursue their own conception of the good life."

"Ownership of oneself excludes owning others or being owned by them."

"Individuals cannot be sacrificed for public purposes without violating their rights."

"Coercive mechanisms violate the principle that people own themselves."

"A person cannot justly be compelled to benefit others against their will."

"A person has the right to do what they wish with what is theirs."

"You cannot override individual rights for collective benefit or social welfare."

"The state exists to protect rights, not to enforce patterns of distribution."

"Voluntary association and exchange are just ways to change holdings."

"The direct reference theory liberates us from descriptive captivity."

"Language shapes thought, but does not imprison it completely."

"Totalitarianism thrives on the lies of ideological certainty."

"The open society is based on the idea that no one has absolute truth."

"The capacity to think freely is the greatest human freedom."

"Authority must always be questioned; authority that cannot be questioned is tyranny."

"The open society requires constant vigilance and active participation from all citizens."

"The unexamined life is not worth living, and the uncritical mind is not truly free."

"The open society depends on people willing to openly disagree without hatred."

"Freedom consists in the absence of restraint, not in the presence of options."

"Freedom is limited by the freedoms of others."