938 private quotes tagged freedom

“It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle.” — Rollo May

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“I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.” — Coretta Scott King

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“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.” — Wole Soyinka

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“Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life.” — Lyndon B. Johnson

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“We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.” — Herbert Spencer

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“We have convinced over one billion members of the Islamic faith that we are prejudiced against their religion, that we would deny them freedom of religion, that we want suppress their culture and invade their governments.” — Theodore C. Sorensen

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“Let a new earth rise. Let another world be born. Let a bloody peace be written in the sky. Let a second generation full of courage issue forth let a people loving freedom come to growth.” — Margaret Walker

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“Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness nothing but faith, faith and freedom.” — Gustave Flaubert

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“Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules.” — Anna Quindlen

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“You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.” — Tertullian

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“In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.” — Peter Ustinov

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“I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech.” — Stockwell Day

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“Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.” — Arsene Wenger

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“The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.” — Thucydides

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“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.” — Frank Herbert

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“The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.” — Michael Korda

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“I need this wild life, this freedom.” — Zane Grey

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“Freedom is the recognition of necessity.” — Friedrich Engels

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“Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do.” — Ingrid Newkirk

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“When I launched the development of the GNU system, I explicitly said the purpose of developing this system is so we can use our computers and have freedom, thus if you use some other free system instead but you have freedom, then it's a success. It's not popularity for our code but it's success for our goal.” — Richard Stallman

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“I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.” — William Morris

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“The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.” — George W. Bush

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“Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are put in peril.” — William Lloyd Garrison

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“I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.” — George Soros

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“I believe that being an actress or being involved in a movie has to be a life experience, otherwise why go for it? I have to change me, and I have to learn things, and I have to push me and my limits. By acting, I find a freedom inside of a prison in a way.” — Juliette Binoche

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