Top 1200 Freedom And Peace Quotes & Sayings - Page 18

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

Freedom is a very great reality, but it means above all things, freedom from lies.

Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want.

The private sector enjoys tremendous freedom in the U.S, as it should. With freedom, however, comes responsibilities.

I've always stood for one thing, and that is having freedom, and part of that is the freedom to unapologetically be yourself.

Freedom is the basic concept and construct of life everywhere, because freedom is the basic nature of God. All systems which reduce, restrict, impinge upon or eliminate freedom in any way are systems which work against life itself.

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.

Advantages of freedom do not have to be proved by something outside freedom itself. It is its own underwriter.

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

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

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

All special charters of freedom must be abrogated where the universal law of freedom is to flourish.

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

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

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

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom.

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

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

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

We have the most religious freedom of any country in the world, including the freedom not to believe.

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, “Peace! Peace!” — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

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

Freedom of speech is freedom above all for those whose views you dislike most.

My great-great grandmother who came from Norway to America came for economic freedom, but importantly she also came for religious freedom. It is part of my family history, why they came to America: for the freedom to practice their own religion without the government interfering with it.

If you do not force political freedom, economic freedom will be stymied sooner or later.

The cry for freedom is a sign of suppression. It will not cease to ring as long as man feels himself captive. As diverse as the cries for freedom may be, basically they all express one and the same thing: The intolerability of the rigidity of the organism and of the machine-like institutions which create a sharp conflict with the natural feelings for life. Not until there is a social order in which all cries for freedom subside will man have overcome his biological and social crippling, will he have attained genuine freedom.

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

I'm still convinced. We all fight for freedom, but the foundation of freedom is equality and justice. And we are all on the road.

Those who have a true love of freedom will do everything in their power to keep the freedom that they have.

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

Your freedom when it loses its fetters becomes itself the fetter of a greater freedom.

The freedom to kill is not a true freedom, but a tyranny that reduces human beings to slavery.

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

We can't impose freedom, but we can eliminate roadblocks to freedom, and to allow free societies to develop.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It is clear that military force and our policy of preemption are alone insufficient to make us safe. But help is on the way. Legislation has been proposed to create a US Department of Peace. In the propsed Department of Peace it would organize our present system into one conscious effort to improve humanity in achieving peace, where true safety lies.

It turns out that the men who ultimately, who unpretentiously value peace are willing to sacrifice their own peace of mind in order to render it. The question is, 'Who, between opposing forces, would do such a thing?' It seems only theoretical albeit true that men who accept an objective rather than subjective moral standard are, in a general sense, more capable of making such sacrifices for the sake of peace.

If freedom is a requisite for human happiness, then all that’s necessary is to provide the illusion of freedom.

Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them.

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

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

We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.

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

The freedom movement is built around the principle of democracy and universality of freedom.

That's the question, isn't it?" you said one night. "Does death bring freedom, or is it the end of freedom?

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

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

Before we went on any protest, whether it was sit-ins or the freedom rides or any march, we prepared ourselves, and we were disciplined. We were committed to the way of peace - the way of non-violence - the way of love - the way of life as the way of living.

They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart.

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

Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness

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