938 private quotes tagged freedom

“You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.” — George W. Bush

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“For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom.” — Olof Palme

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“How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold.” — William Wordsworth

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“Even before I knew I was gay, I knew I didn't want to have a child. I knew I didn't want to have one. I never want to have to release it from me. Listen, I love babies. I love children. And I melt when I'm around them. I also love my freedom and I love that I can sleep at night.” — Ellen DeGeneres

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“We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.” — Madeleine Albright

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“It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people.” — Joe Baca

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“American and Israel share a special bond. Our relationship is unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, a symbol of freedom, and an oasis of liberty, a home to the oppressed and persecuted.” — William J. Clinton

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“Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately.” — Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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“Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes.” — E. M. Forster

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“Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces.” — Charlie Dent

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

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“While the State exists there can be no freedom when there is freedom there will be no State.” — Vladimir Lenin

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“Men are freest when they are most unconscious of freedom. The shout is a rattling of chains, always was.” — David Herbert Lawrence

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

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“Justice is never given it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher and higher levels of human, social, economic, political and religious relationship.” — A. Philip Randolph

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“I believe that God has planted in every heart the desire to live in freedom.” — George W. Bush

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“If one more 'journalist' makes a cavalier statement about me and my band, I will personally or with my fans' help, greet them at their home and discover just how much they believe in their freedom of speech.” — Marilyn Manson

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“Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.” — Warren E. Burger

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“To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons.” — Ma Jian

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“Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.” — Malcolm X

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“The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance.” — Lyndon B. Johnson

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“As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility.” — Arnold J. Toynbee

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“The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws.” — Ernest Holmes

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“I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting my freedom, is, on the contrary, its necessary premise and confirmation.” — Mikhail Bakunin

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“Prosperity or egalitarianism - you have to choose. I favor freedom - you never achieve real equality anyway: you simply sacrifice prosperity for an illusion.” — Mario Vargas Llosa

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