Top 1200 Democracy Freedom Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

In the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves.

Freedom, where are you? Who holds you back? [...] The mother of wit and pleasure, Oh freedom!

You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom.

Russians have a new freedom, but as long as they don't express that freedom on a public platform.

Economic freedom is ... an indispensable means toward the achievement of political freedom.

We need to take a close look at the relationship between the economic system of Capitalism and the political system of Democracy. A democracy with high concentrations of private wealth buys votes and interferes with the ability of Capitalism to perform well. It is no longer one citizen, one vote.

Until economic freedom is attained for everybody, there can be no real freedom for anybody.

We are living in an open world. There is a freedom of speech and, clearly, freedom of speculation.

What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'

Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom.

but I had also learned that freedom of speech means freedom from rhetoric.

There is no freedom on earth or in any star for those who deny freedom to others.

There were free elections in Bulgaria, where the opposition has just won. In a democracy, the government is a reflection of society because people are elected. Sometimes the type of person from the old machine, who is everything but an appealing figure, happens to win an election. But democracy applies to everyone, not just the noble and the clever.

Freedom, especially a woman's freedom, is a conquest to be made, not a gift to be received. It isn't granted. It must be taken.

Freedom of India will demonstrate to all the exploited races of the earth that their freedom is very near.

I fight, and have fought, for political freedom, for justice and for fairness and freedom of speech.

The development of European integration can be divided into two phases. The first era ended with the Maastricht Treaty. It was a liberalization phase, with the main goal of European integration at the time being the removal of various barriers and borders in Europe. The second phase is a homogenization or standardization phase, one that involves regulation from the top and growing control over our lives. This no longer has anything to do with freedom and democracy.

Freedom is not won on the battlefields. The chance for freedom is won there. The final battle is won or lost in our hearts and minds.

Believe in all the good things you keep inside There is no freedom in life without freedom of mind.

I think artists need the freedom to fail and I gave myself that freedom.

I believe in the universality of freedom and therefore want to be involved in the freedom movement.

Jesus resolved the false opposition between obedience and freedom and opened the path to freedom

I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it's all we need.

I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars; there's a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that.

Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom.

It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of my own people became a hunger for the freedom of all people, white and black. I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed. A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else's freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity.

Our freedom of speech is freedom or death, We got to fight the powers that be!

Freedom is the direction of history, because freedom is the permanent hope of humanity.

Freedom to preach was first gained, dragging in its train freedom to print.

Freedom doesn't mean aimlessness. We can't just sleepwalk through life.... Freedom demands structure.

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

The saints' deep secret is this: do not seek freedom, and freedom will be given you.

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

We have never done anything to stop freedom of expression or freedom of press.

The ultimate freedom for creative groups is the freedom to experiment with new ideas.

I am so happy that I didn't have children. Well, you know, because I've had freedom. And I've so loved my freedom.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint.

I would like to think that in America, as time goes on, you gain freedom, not lose freedom.

Sexual freedom is about choice. It's the freedom to say no as well as yes.

A simple equation exists between freedom and numbers: the more people, the less freedom.

Figuring things out for yourself is the only freedom anyone really has. Use that freedom.

As freedom is the only safeguard of governments, so are order and moderation generally necessary to preserve freedom.

We can make black lives matter in the labor movement by building the kinds of movements that black women need to shape a new economy and a new democracy that don't force them to choose between making a living and being a part of a healthy democracy.

How can there be democracy if the leadership in the United States and Britain don't uphold the values which my father's generation fought the Nazis, millions of people gave their lives against the Soviet Union's regime, didn't they? Because of what? Democracy. And what democracy meant. No torture, no camps, no detention forever or without trial, without charges. In solitary confinement. Those techniques which are not just alleged, they have actually been written about by the FBI. I don't think it's being far left - I hope that I'm wrong to consider that it's far left to uphold the rule of law.

Freedom of speech encompasses precisely the freedom to annoy, to ridicule, and to offend.

Our goal was not freedom. Freedom was the necessary prerequisite to get to equality.

The worst type of freedom we are suffering from in modern times is the freedom to lead an immoral life.

A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.

The freedom to speak is meaningless without the corollary freedom to keep silent.

Surely the freedom of women must mean more to us than the freedom of pimps.

But our perfect democracy, which neither needs nor particularly wants voters, is a rarity. It is important to remember there still exist many other forms of government in the world today, and that dozens of foreign governments still long for a democracy such as ours to be imposed on them.

Freedom without virtue isn't freedom - it will eventually destroy a society.

The freedom of speech and the freedom of press, it's just precious man, it really is.

Freedom is not the absence of obligation or restraint, but the freedom of movement within healthy, chosen parameters.

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of offending culture, religion or traditions.

The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.

If there is a choice between absolute safety and freedom, then freedom must always prevail.

You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.

We are a nation built on principles of freedom, and high on the list of freedoms is freedom of religious expression.