Freedom Quotes

Quotes about freedom, liberty, and independence.

31 quotes

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“To find yourself, think for yourself.”

Socrates

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“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”

Nelson Mandela

“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.”

Voltaire

“Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.”

Alexander Hamilton

“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.”

Abraham Lincoln

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”

Mahatma Gandhi

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”

Rumi

“With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?”

Oscar Wilde

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”

William Shakespeare

“In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.”

Alexander Hamilton

“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free.”

Rosa Parks

“Love the life you live. Live the life you love.”

Bob Marley

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”

Dr. Seuss

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

“A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.”

Oscar Wilde

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.”

Voltaire

“The constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.”

Alexander Hamilton

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”

Abraham Lincoln