Freedom Quotes

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.

The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog.

The <i>Declaration of Independence</i> dogmatically bases all rights on the fact that God created all men equal; and it is right; for if they were not created equal, they were certainly evolved unequal. There is no basis for democracy except in a dogma about the divine origin of man.

Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we are too timid to endure responsibilities.

If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

From the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire, let freedom ring. From the mighty mountains of New York, let freedom ring. From the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania, let freedom ring. But not only that: Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.

If you wanna be free, you've gotta accept everything.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something people take and people are as free as they want to be.

Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.

Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.

Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.

It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever.

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.