Quotes about freedom

Eknath Easwaran
Eknath Easwaran
Indian-born spiritual teacher, author and translator and interpreter of Indian religious texts
To be secure everywhere is the mark of sophistication, to be unshakable is the mark of courage, to be permanently in love with every person is the mark of masculinity or femininity, to forgive is the mark of strength, to govern our senses and passions is the mark of freedom.
John Adams
John Adams
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father
Human nature itself is evermore an advocate for liberty. There is also in human nature a resentment of injury, and indignation against wrong. A love of truth and a veneration of virtue. These amiable passions, are the "latent spark" . . . If the people are capable of understanding, seeing and feeling the differences between true and false, right and wrong, virtue and vice, to what better principle can the friends of mankind apply than to the sense of this difference?
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
English actress
Femininity for me means happiness and freedom...freedom of being who you are in whatever shape or size you come in.
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises
Austrian School economist, historian, logician, and sociologist
If we live our lives as a gift it is possible to reach a blissful state of eternal happiness. It is those who live their life with a sense of entitlement that undermine peace , freedom and liberty. Know that every breath is a miracle and every moment a blessing and you will achieve your dreams. Planning other people's actions means to prevent them from planning for themselves, means to deprive them of their essentially human quality, means enslaving them.
Jessica Bird
Jessica Bird
American novelist
To his mind, free will was a privilege, not a right.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist
The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
American actress of film, stage and television
I was brought up by two extremely intelligent people who gave me the greatest gift that man can give anyone, and that is freedom from fear.
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush
Politician, physician, philosopher, educator, one of the founding fathers of the United States in the broadest sense of the term
Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship to restrict the art of healing to one class of Men and deny equal privileges to others; the Constitution of the Republic should make a Special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress
I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I don't compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that.
Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
American country music singer and television personality
I love to deer hunt and fish and drive down the back roads in my truck. All those things basically equal freedom to me - and not having to return that message or call from my record company or management. At some point, I need to recharge.
Dan Gable
Dan Gable
American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach
Many of those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom have come through the wrestling ranks. We need to honor them and win this decision to have wrestling - the world's oldest sport - remain a part of the most prestigious athletic competition in the world, the Olympics.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian-American actor, former bodybuilder, film producer, businessman, and former politician
The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
American actress
The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it.
James Fenton
James Fenton
English poet, journalist and literary critic
Free verse seemed democratic because it offered freedom of access to writers. And those who disdained free verse would always be open to accusations of elitism, mandarinism. Open form was like common ground on which all might graze their cattle - it was not to be closed in by usurping landlords.
Daniel H. Pink
Daniel H. Pink
American author
The ultimate freedom for creative groups is the freedom to experiment with new ideas.
George Allen
George Allen
American football coach
We should favor innovation and freedom over regulation.
Ednita Nazario
Ednita Nazario
Puerto Rican musician, singer, and composer
The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of
Gisele Bundchen
Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian model, activist, and businesswoman
I was somebody who was 14 years old and who got an opportunity to do a job where I could make money, and, most important, to go to school and to help my family financially. And luckily I was successful in my job, thank God. And there were a lot of people my age who didn't have that freedom I had and I'm grateful.
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne
English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic
Wherever there is a grain of loyalty there is a glimpse of freedom.
Ben Nelson
Ben Nelson
American attorney, businessman, and politician
We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. Americas lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns.
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
English poet, translator, and satirist of the Augustan period
The greatest advantage I know of being thought a wit by the world is, that it gives one the greater freedom of playing the fool.
Carole King
Carole King
American Songwriter
Everybody understands friendship, and friendship is different than love - it's a different kind of love. Friendship has more freedom, more latitude. You don't expect your friend to be as you think your friend should be; you expect your friend just to love you as a friend.
Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace
Italian fashion designer, socialite and businessman
I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian-American actor, former bodybuilder, film producer, businessman, and former politician
Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women.
John Adams
John Adams
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father
Is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue.
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush
Politician, physician, philosopher, educator, one of the founding fathers of the United States in the broadest sense of the term
Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.
Daniel H. Pink
Daniel H. Pink
American author
The ultimate freedom for creative groups is the freedom to experiment with new ideas. Some skeptics insist that innovation is expensive. In the long run, innovation is cheap. Mediocrity is expensive—and autonomy can be the antidote.
Dan Gable
Dan Gable
American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach
Freedom across the world is a result of many individuals working together.
Ben Nelson
Ben Nelson
American attorney, businessman, and politician
Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary.
John Adams
John Adams
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father
Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. Aristotle speaks plainly to this purpose, saying, 'that the institution of youth should be accommodated to that form of government under which they live; forasmuch as it makes exceedingly for the preservation of the present government, whatsoever it be.
Ben Nelson
Ben Nelson
American attorney, businessman, and politician
What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities.
John Adams
John Adams
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father
When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.
John Adams
John Adams
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father
But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
John Adams
John Adams
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father
...Cities may be rebuilt, and a People reduced to Poverty, may acquire fresh Property: But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty once lost is lost forever. When the People once surrendered their share in the Legislature, and their Right of defending the Limitations upon the Government, and of resisting every Encroachment upon them, they can never regain it.
John Adams
John Adams
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father
Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.
John Adams
John Adams
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.
John Adams
John Adams
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father
The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.