938 private quotes tagged freedom

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

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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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“America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive.” — John W. Gardner

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

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“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.” — A. J. Liebling

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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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“America, to me, is freedom.” — Willie Nelson

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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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“137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy.” — Doc Hastings

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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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“Do not allow to slip away from you freedoms the people who came before you won with such hard knocks.” — David Herbert Lawrence

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“We are all different. Yet we are all God's children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us.” — Barbara Boxer

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“We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship.” — E. M. Forster

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

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“No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.” — Vladimir Lenin

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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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“Freedom is the only law which genius knows.” — James Russell Lowell

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“Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression.” — Taslima Nasrin

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

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“Today's Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish.” — Thurgood Marshall

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“For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.” — George W. Bush

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“The United States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins. The killers will fail, and the Iraqi people will live in freedom.” — George W. Bush

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