Freedom Quotes

"Just distributions cannot be maintained without coercion and constant interference."

"People should be free to use their talents and property as they see fit."

"Enforcing patterned justice requires undermining people's liberty and autonomy."

"Enforced contributions to social goods violate the self-ownership of individuals."

"The principle of tolerance in logic allows for multiple linguistic frameworks without conflict."

"Tolerance toward alternative frameworks prevents dogmatism in both science and philosophy."

"Freedom of thought is in danger of disappearing not because of any frontal attack."

"Freedom is not a given; it must be continually fought for and defended."

"The open society is one that allows for continuous revision of its institutions."

"We are bound by our history, but not determined by it."

"The greatest threat to freedom is not external tyranny, but internal complacency."

"Freedom is the freedom to die."

"A man will be imprisoned in a room with an open door."

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

"The more you own, the more it will own you."

"It is our unquestionable right to break rules established by previous generations."

"Public reason requires that fundamental political decisions be justifiable to all citizens as free and equal persons."

"Persons should be free to pursue their own conception of the good life within the limits of justice."

"The basic liberties can be restricted only when necessary to protect the basic liberties themselves."

"A constitutional democracy must protect not only individual rights but also the fair value of political liberty."

"The basic liberties form a unified system that cannot be traded off against other primary goods."

"The capacity to develop and pursue one's own conception of the good life is central to human dignity."

"Rational agents in the original position would choose principles that guarantee equal basic liberties for all."

"A conception of justice must specify how basic liberties can be limited in ways that are fair to all citizens."

"The basic liberties include freedom of conscience, freedom of thought, freedom of association, and political liberties."

"The more open the society, the greater the need for freedom of speech."

"There is no greater tragedy than the loss of freedom."

"Freedom and equality are not compatible."

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

"The essence of democracy is the freedom to criticize."