Quotes about Freedom

“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.”

“Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect.”

“I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.”

“I love skateboarding because it's the funnest thing on earth. And that goes for, not only if you're one of us about to skate the Olympics or just a kid out there skating your skate park, just having fun. It's the freedom, the love. It brings us all together and the nonstop challenge and the progression.”

“Freedom is never given; it is won.”

“I can live without bread, but I can't live without freedom.”

“No man can given anybody his freedom.”

“Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man.”

“I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.”

“What we should all argue for is the use of freedom rather than having a monetary system with regulation domination that is run by a cartel and the special interests - that is the kind of system we have today.”

“Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely.”

“No one can enjoy freedom without trembling.”

“In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.”

“The notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who are afflicted with this notion are the first ones to give up their souls, their freedom. Your desire that it be that way will enslave you and make your life vacuous.”

“The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.”

“The gospel is not a philosophy of repression, as so many regard it. It is a plan of freedom that gives discipline to appetite and direction to behavior.”

“To say I support religious freedom is to say I support idolatry. It's to say I support lies. I support Hell. I support the kingdom of darkness. You can't say that.”

“The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I'd rather not be in a cage. I'd rather be dead. And it's real simple. And I think it's not that uncommon.”

“In terms of freedom, America doesn't invite any comparison to Russia. It would be silly to make one. Every line that I care to write, I can have printed. There is no point to even talk about degrees.”

“Rock n' roll to me is all about freedom of thought and to be whatever you want to be.”

“Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes as the freedom.”