I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
At times some people use force or fraud to take from others without willful, voluntary consent. Normally, the initiation of force to take life is murder, to take liberty is slavery, and to take property is theft. It is the same whether these actions are done by one person acting alone, by the many acting against a few, or even by officials with fine hats and titles.
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.
We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want. The fourth is freedom from fear.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought
I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.
Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask.
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.
The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!
Don't regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with.
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