“Freedom is the right to live as we wish.”
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“How often I have found that we grow to maturity not by doing what we like, but by doing what we should. How true it is that not every 'should' is a compulsion, and not every 'like' is a high morality and true freedom.”
“Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
“Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.”
“Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.”
“History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces. Throughout our history, they've answered the call in bravery and sacrifice.”
“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.”
“History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.”
“A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.”
“In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.”
“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”
“When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state.”
“Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law.”
“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”
“Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that.”
“Any nation that thinks more of its ease and comfort than its freedom will soon lose its freedom and the ironical thing about it is that it will lose its ease and comfort too.”
“Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.”
“I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.”
“Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great Gatsby.' It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you're given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it?”
“Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.”
“A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.”
“As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.”
“Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.”
“No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.”