“In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.”
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“Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.”
“The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then we'll see the rising of the moon.”
“Not to sound overly cheesy but I really appreciate the freedom we have in America - especially as a female.”
“No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.”
“We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street and Broadway.”
“Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.”
“Every therapeutic cure, and still more, any awkward attempt to show the patient the truth, tears him from the cradle of his freedom from responsibility and must therefore reckon with the most vehement resistance.”
“In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.”
“I'm not a drug addict. My wild period wasn't about drugs it was about sexual freedom.”
“The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice.”
“The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.”
“The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other.”
“It was so much fun to have the freedom to wander America, with no assignments. For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself.”
“Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away.”
“I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.”
“There are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion, but does anybody really know for sure? That's why the founding fathers built freedom of religious belief into the structure of this nation, so that everybody could make up their minds for themselves.”
“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.”
“But if people want to swim in the Thames, if they want to take their lives into their own hands, then they should be able to do so with all the freedom and exhilaration of our woad-painted ancestors.”
“We in the United States should be all the more thankful for the freedom and religious tolerance we enjoy. And we should always remember the lessons learned from the Holocaust, in hopes we stay vigilant against such inhumanity now and in the future.”
“A nice, easy place for freedom of speech to be eroded is comics, because comics are a natural target whenever an election comes up.”
“The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that.”
“We need the children of Indonesia and the Philippines to manufacture our freedom of choice.”
“Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual liberty, and no freedom of speech or press.”