Freedom Quotes

"The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers" "Freedom is the essence of self-consciousness." "The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom." "The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." "Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as by the abuses of power." "Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse" "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." "Where there is no Law, there is no Freedom" "Genius can only breathe freely in an atmosphere of freedom." "The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way." "A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither." "The oppressed must be their own example in the struggle for their redemption" "To speak a true word is to transform the world" "Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that noise." "Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high" "The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help." "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." "Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." "Boundaries don't keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy. That's how we're made. So, you can waste your life drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them" "All oppression creates a state of war"