361 quotes
“A man who would sacrifice freedom for security deserves neither.”
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
— Ben Franklin
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"I call him free who is led solely by reason."
— Spinoza
"People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people."
— Alan Moore
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and under a just God cannot long retain it."
— Abraham Lincoln
"Freedom is all about trusting that individuals can make better choices than government can make for us."
— Ron Paul
"Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent."
— Mike Tyson
"Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners."
— Lenin
"When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon."
— Thomas Paine
"Enlighten the people, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day."
— Thomas Jefferson
"I can't give you the moon,” the tinker said. “She doesn't belong to me. She belongs only to herself."
— Patrick Rothfuss
"Zen gives you tremendous dignity. There is no authority anywhere. Freedom is utter and ultimate."
— Osho
"If we do not believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we do not believe in it at all."
— Noam Chomsky
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
"In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival."
"When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw."
— Nelson Mandela
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
"Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me."
"Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement."
"A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten."
— Atatürk