Freedom Quotes

The most fought-for idea in human history, explored by those who won it, lost it, and fought to keep it.

28646 quotes

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"In the basement, I found the freedom that daylight denied me."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)
C
"I'm free. I can do anything."
Celie
C
"The truth set you free."
Celie
J
"The freedom of birds is an insult to me."
Judge Holden
M
"There is more than one kind of freedom. Freedom to and freedom from."
Moira
J
"The spirit of man cannot be enslaved."
Jean Valjean
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"We said there warn't no home like a raft."
Huckleberry Finn
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"We was always naked, day and night."
Huckleberry Finn
H
"We were free and independent."
Huckleberry Finn
H
"I would a had to own up and been a slave again."
Huckleberry Finn
L
"I am tired of being a prisoner in this house."
Laila
J
"Freedom is a hard-bought thing."
Jean Valjean
C
"Now I know what it mean to be truly free."
Celie
T
"America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so continue."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)
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"I learned that the greatest oppression is self-imposed."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)
T
"I had been living according to a script written by others."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)
T
"To accept one's invisibility is to gain a certain kind of freedom."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)
H
"I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can't stand it."
Huckleberry Finn
H
"I was powerful glad to get away."
Huckleberry Finn
J
"If I ever git to be a free man, I won't ever forget you, Huck."
Jim
J
"A man is not truly free until he conquers himself."
Jean Valjean
T
"Being invisible provides a sort of freedom."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)
O
"There is more than one kind of freedom, said Moira. Freedom to and freedom from."
Offred
O
"The night is mine, my own time, to do with as I like, as long as I am quiet."
Offred
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"I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can't stand it."
Huckleberry Finn
H
"I would rather be anywhere than in that town."
Huckleberry Finn
S
"I'm a lesbian. Do you know what that mean?"
Shug Avery
C
"Say what you want, but I am free now."
Celie
T
"America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so remain."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)
T
"Liberty has always been the goal of this nation."
The Invisible Man (Narrator)