Quotes about Freedom

“Everyone should be able to build, and as long as this freedom to build does not exist, the present-day planned architecture cannot be considered art at all.”

“Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear.”

“Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom.”

“We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it.”

“I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.”

“I believe in the freedom of God's sons and daughters.”

“The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.”

“Freedom of being alone is intoxicating.”

“We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.”

“To newspapers and publishing houses I urge the use of fact over fiction, freedom of the press, and responsibility at all times.”

“In times such as these, people should recognize that evil knows no borders, knows no limits and knows no compassion. Those around the globe that value freedom must continue to persevere even in the darkest of times.”

“We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”

“The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.”

“Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.”

“America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.”

“Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.”

“Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.”

“No phone. No pool. No pets. No cigarettes. Ultimate freedom... No longer to be poisoned by civilization, he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become Lost in the Wild.”

“I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls, the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to choose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads, uncursed by color; thinking, dreaming, working as they will in a kingdom of beauty and love.”

“Indeed, a major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.”

“There's fear or faith. If you're living by fear, then you're always looking for security. If you're living by faith, then you're always looking for freedom.”