Top 1200 Freedom Of Expression Quotes & Sayings - Page 15

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

I am confident that if we stand for the hope and freedom of others we will make our own freedom more secure.

Freedom does not mean that right to do whatever we please, but rather to do as we ought. The right to do whatever we please reduces freedom to a physical power and forgets that freedom is a moral power.

I believe in freedom of religion and freedom of choice and everybody do what they want to do. I don't wish to bring my beliefs onto other people.

Whether it appears so or not, you have total freedom right now. What would happen if you fully exercised that freedom this very minute?

The conservative values of limited government and freedom for all coincide with the movement for full freedom and equality for LGBT Americans.

I have the freedom to take chances, to say no. I have the freedom to be who I really want to be, rather than have to conform to this or that just to stay alive.

Freedom to me can be so many things; freedom to be myself, to express myself and do the things I want to do, freedom to go in any direction I want to go in order to accomplish my goals.

Religious freedom does not mean freedom from religion.

Freedom breeds freedom. Nothing else does.

Freedom unexercised may become freedom forfeited.

Through spontaneity we are re-formed into ourselves. It creates an explosion that for the moment frees us from handed-down frames of reference, memory choked with old facts and information and undigested theories and techniques of other people's findings. Spontaneity is the moment of personal freedom when we are faced with reality, and see it, explore it and act accordingly. In this reality the bits and pieces of ourselves function as an organic whole. It is the time of discovery, of experiencing, of creative expression.

Freedom of speech is useless without freedom of thought.

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

It's liberty or it's death. It's freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody.

Freedom is sloppy. But since tyranny's the only guaranteed byproduct of those who insist on a perfect world, freedom will have to do.

If you are not willing to pay the price for freedom, you don't deserve freedom.

Freedom is not a tea party, India. Freedom is a war.

I equate freedom and peace. And I believe America, given its position in the world, must use our power to promote freedom.

All peoples enjoy freedom, and freedom for the development of their culture... There is no Jewish problem in the Soviet Union at all... I have many friends who are Jews.

The most significant dimension of freedom is the freedom from one's own ego - in other words, from the feeling that I am the center of everything

My roots are in classical music and jazz, and I want the freedom of being able to improvise. This freedom is possible only in a live concert.

To struggle against censorship, whatever its nature, and whatever the power under which it exists, is my duty as a writer, as are calls for freedom of the press. I am a passionate supporter of that freedom, and I consider that if any writer were to imagine that he could prove he didn't need that freedom, then he would be like a fish affirming in public that it didn't need water.

Any test that turns on what is offensive to the community's standards is too loose, too capricious, too destructive of freedom of expression to be squared with the First Amendment. Under that test, juries can censor, suppress, and punish what they don't like, provided the matter relates to "sexual impurity" or has a tendency "to excite lustful thoughts." This is community censorship in one of its worst forms. It creates a regime where, in the battle between the literati and the Philistines, the Philistines are certain to win.

We forget that, although each of the liberties which have been won must be defended with utmost vigour, the problem of freedom is not only a quantitative one, but a qualitative one; that we not only have to preserve and increase the traditional freedom, but that we have to gain a new kind of freedom, one which enables us to realize our own individual self; to have faith in this self and in life.

The condition every art requires is, not so much freedom from restriction, as freedom from adulteration and from the intrusion of foreign matter.

allowing freedom to others brings freedom to ourselves.

Having an object that symbolizes freedom might make a person happier than actually getting the freedom it represents.

But in Christianity, by contrast, the freedom of the children of God was also freedom from all important worldly interests, from all art and science, etc.

Right to Work laws give workers freedom, and more importantly, it gives them the freedom to choose whether to unionize or not.

Limitation of means is a precondition of excellence. Creative freedom chooses its limitations. Destructive freedom rejects them heedlessly.

No charter of freedom will be worth looking at which does not ensure the same measure of freedom for the minorities as for the majority.

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free.

My service solidified my respect for our freedom, and the struggle to preserve it. I know the cost of obtaining freedom, keeping it and the value of it.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

I believe in freedom of speech, and at the same time I think that sometimes it can be worth it to not say something. In my opinion there is a sort of limit to that freedom, but where that limit exactly lies is open for discussion. As soon as there is no longer any discussion possible, than it has reached its limits and therefore freedom of speech will no longer exist.

Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.

Freedom of belief is pernicious, it is nothing but the freedom to be wrong.

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.

In simplicity, there is freedom - freedom to do less and enjoy more.

Money is a token, money buys freedom, it don't necessarily buy happiness and I've still got things I'm overcoming in my own mind, but money will buy you the freedom to not have to work as many hours. Money will buy you the freedom to spend more time with your family.

I am aware that America is and must always be a land of freedom including freedom of speech. But there is a right time and place for everything

You have a talent that is unique in its expression, so unique that there's no one else alive on this planet that has that talent, or that expression of that talent. This means that there's one thing you can do and one way of doing it that is better than anyone else on this entire planet.

Man's last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation

My greatest accomplishment is the freedom for doing what I want to do with my music...I love my freedom so I'm happy I am a free artist.

It is our responsibility as scientists, knowing the great progress which comes from a satisfactory philosophy of ignorance, the great progress which is the fruit of freedom of thought, to proclaim the value of this freedom; to teach how doubt is not to be feared but welcomed and discussed; and to demand this freedom as our duty to all coming generations.

The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech.

The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it.

That's all the freedom we canhope for - the freedom to choose our prison. [...]

Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.

Without that freedom to sin there is also no freedom to love.

Freedom really means the freedom to make mistakes.

While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.

Basic income would give people the most important freedom: the freedom of deciding for themselves what they want to do with their lives.

Freedom is... freedom can actually be boring, you've got to realize that.

It is freedom that makes this the greatest country in the world. And it is freedom that so frequently keeps me on the optimistic side of life.

Obviously I prefer freedom, but I know, and I think all history has told us, that freedom cannot flow from anarchy and disorder.

The only one who didn't know was George Lucas. We kept it from him, because we wanted to see what his face looked like when it changed expression--and he fooled us even then. He got Industrial Light and Magic to change his facial expressions for him and THX sound to make the noise of a face-changing expression.

Freedom is one of the principal goals of human endeavor, but the best use man can make of his freedom is to place limitations upon it.

There is freedom of speech in Iran, but there's no freedom after you've spoken.