Freedom Quotes

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." "The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help." "Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high" "Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that noise." "To speak a true word is to transform the world" "The oppressed must be their own example in the struggle for their redemption" "A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither." "The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way." "Genius can only breathe freely in an atmosphere of freedom." "Where there is no Law, there is no Freedom" "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." "Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse" "Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as by the abuses of power." "The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." "The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom." "Freedom is the essence of self-consciousness." "The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers" "I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free" "There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now." "There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere"