100 Famous Freedom Quotes and Sayings

In this post, you will find 100 Famous Freedom Quotes and Sayings.

 

Freedom Quotes and Sayings

 

“Freedom lies in being bold.” – Robert Frost

 

“Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.” – Lisa Murkowski

 

“Freedom – to walk free and own no superior.” – Walt Whitman

 

“Freedom begins between the ears.” – Edward Abbey

 

“The best road to progress is freedom’s road.” – John F. Kennedy

 

“Freedom has never been free.” – Medgar Evers

 

“Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.” – General John Stark

 

“Freedom is never given; it is won.” – A. Philip Randolph

 

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

 

“Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.” – Nelson Mandela

 

“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell

 

“What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

 

“Art is the daughter of freedom.” – Friedrich Schiller

 

“True success, true happiness lies in freedom and fulfillment.” – Dada Vaswani

 

“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.” – Wole Soyinka

 

“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.” – Edward R. Murrow

 

“There is no such thing as part freedom.” – Nelson Mandela

 

“It is easy to take liberty for granted when you have never had it taken from you.”

 

“I’ve sold my soul for freedom. It’s lonely but it’s sweet.” – Melissa Etheridge

 

“I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.” – David Bowie

 

“Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.” – Voltaire

 

“Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.” – Friedrich Schiller

 

“The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage.” – Thucydides

 

“Too much freedom can lead to the soul’s decay.” – Prince

 

“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” – Jim Morrison

 

“When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete.” – Vaclav Havel

 

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

 

“I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

 

“Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you.” – Jean-Paul Sartre

 

“If you’re not ready to die for it, put the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.” – Malcolm X

 

“Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used.” – Hunter S. Thompson

 

“To enjoy freedom, we have to control ourselves.” – Virginia Woolf

 

“I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.” – Simone de Beauvoir

 

“Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.” – Rosa Luxemburg

 

“Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.” – Pope John Paul II

 

“A place of freedom is the best place to have the most creativity.” – Matt McGorry

 

“True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right.” – Brigham Young

 

“I would rather die in freedom on my way back home than starving to death here.” – Morning Star

 

“There must be freedom for all to live, to think, to worship, no book, no avenue must be closed.” – James Larkin

 

“True freedom requires the rule of law and justice and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others.” – Jonathan Sacks

 

“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” – Bob Dylan

 

“I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech.” – Stockwell Day

 

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell

 

“Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom – and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.” – Benjamin Franklin

 

“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” – Noam Chomsky

 

“Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance.” – Woodrow Wilson

 

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” – Soren Kierkegaard

 

“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick Henry

 

“Financial freedom is available to those who learn about it and work for it.” – Robert Kiyosaki

 

“Better to die to fight for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” – Bob Marley

 

“A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.” – Suze Orman

 

“Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.” – Vernon Howard

 

“Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.” – Sigmund Freud

 

“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask.” – Jim Morrison

 

“You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.” – Malcolm X

 

“Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.” – Marilyn Ferguson

 

“Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.” – Malcolm X

 

“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” – George Washington Carver

 

“There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.” – Walter Cronkite

 

“Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.” – Daniel J. Boorstin

 

“None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence.” – John Milton

 

“I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.” – Madonna Ciccone

 

“Freedom is a struggle, and we do it together. Not only together as black citizens, but black and white together.” – Andrew Young

 

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” – Albert Camus

 

“Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” – Hans Christian Andersen

 

“The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender or submission.” – John F. Kennedy

 

“I want to give myself the freedom not to have to be projecting my whole life ahead.” – Robert Downey, Jr.

 

“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.” – Rosa Parks

 

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

 

“I believe that freedom of speech and freedom of religion go hand-in-hand in America.” – Kirk Cameron

 

“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.” – Frank Herbert

 

“I’m a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.” – Jimmy Wales

 

“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.” – Herbert Hoover

 

“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.” – Maximilien Robespierre

 

“This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

“I’d like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted other people to be also free.” – Rosa Parks

 

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

“To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It’s freedom.” – Patti Smith

 

“My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.” – Adlai Stevenson

 

“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” – Winston Churchill

 

“Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that the government cannot pick and choose which expressions to authorize and which to prevent.” – Alan Dershowitz

 

“Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.” – Drew Houston

 

“Perfect freedom is as necessary to the health and vigor of commerce as it is to the health and vigor of citizenship.” – Patrick Henry

 

“I’ve learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom – how great is that?” – Soledad O’Brien

 

“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.” – Nelson Mandela

 

“Certainly, one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms.” – Hubert H. Humphrey

 

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan

 

“Every human has four endowments – self-awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom… The power to choose, to respond, to change.” – Stephen Covey

 

“When freedom does not have a purpose when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.” – Pope John Paul II

 

“Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself – and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That’s what real love amounts to – letting a person be what he really is.” – Jim Morrison

 

“Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the Government’s purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.” – Justice Louis Brandeis

 

“Here is my advice as we begin the century that will lead to 2081. First, guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify. And don’t regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with to free, public, unhampered expression.” – Gerard K. O’Neill

 

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