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“Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires”, said Bertrand Russell, the famous English logician and philosopher. Freedom is what you need to be yourself, freedom is what you need to spread your wings and fly out into the open skies. Without freedom in your life, you are as good as lost. However, freedom is best when it comes along with a few justifiable restrictions. Feel free to make all the right moves to find yourself famous quotations and sayings on liberty as we know it!

Rudy Giuliani

Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do.

Greatness
Rudy Giuliani
Nelson Mandela

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.

Death
Nelson Mandela
Roald Dahl

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

Roald Dahl
Desmond Tutu

Exclusion is never the way forward on our shared paths to freedom and justice.

Justice
Desmond Tutu
William Morris

I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.

Art Education
William Morris
Lily James

The Twenties outfits are all about freedom and loose, flowing lines, whereas in 'Cinderella,' I had to wear corsets and big huge skirts.

Lily James
Kangana Ranaut

Freedom of being alone is intoxicating.

Lonliness
Kangana Ranaut
Ben Shapiro

Freedom of speech and thought matters, especially when it is speech and thought with which we disagree. The moment the majority decides to destroy people for engaging in thought it dislikes, thought crime becomes a reality.

People Reality
Ben Shapiro
Rowan Atkinson

To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom.

Right Religion
Rowan Atkinson
Jackie Chan

I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.

Good
Jackie Chan
Anthony Kennedy

We can't bypass our heritage. We can't bypass the knowledge of who we are. You don't take a DNA test to see if you believe in freedom. Freedom is taught, and teaching the Constitution - I won't go on too much.

Knowledge
Anthony Kennedy
Mick Jagger

I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression.

Questions
Mick Jagger
Ronda Rousey

The whole 'bad girl' thing allows me to mess up sometimes. And I have freedom to say more of what I want to.

Girl
Ronda Rousey
Grace Kelly

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

Grace Kelly
Frederick Douglass

I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.

Progress
Frederick Douglass
Jim Morrison

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

Friendship
Jim Morrison
Soren Kierkegaard

How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech.

Men Opinion Paradox Sarcasm
Soren Kierkegaard
Gilbert K. Chesterton

The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself.

Family
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall.

Solitude
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Ronald Reagan

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

Children
Ronald Reagan

This isn't a racist, sexist, homophobic hellhole. It's the greatest country on earth. The West got this way with a whole lot of risk-taking, freedom, faith, families, and fatherhood. I'm not just going to sit by while the establishment media attacks those cornerstone values.

Country Faith
Gavin McInnes
Edward Snowden

I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.

Good People World
Edward Snowden

You've got to coach worrying about your entire team: whether that gets you a championship or whether that gets you fired. I think it allows you to coach free. You're coaching with freedom because you know you're doing what you think is right.

Doc Rivers
Salma Hayek

You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, 'This is my kingdom.'

Women
Salma Hayek
Malcolm X

I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won't let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.

Religion Battles Belief Optimism
Malcolm X
Woodrow Wilson

Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.

Government Power History
Woodrow Wilson
Tony Blair

Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.

People Democracy Law
Tony Blair
George Washington Carver

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

Education
George Washington Carver
George H. W. Bush

We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right.

Right
George H. W. Bush
Osama bin Laden

And he moved the tyranny and suppression of freedom to his own country, and they called it the Patriot Act under the disguise of fighting terrorism.

Observation Opinion Patriotism Country
Osama bin Laden
Alan Rickman

I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom.

Discipline
Alan Rickman
Anthony Kennedy

As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom.

Anthony Kennedy
Dominique McElligott

If I have freedom to experiment with a scene, then I try my best to do that. With TV and with the variety of directors you have on a season, you rarely get that opportunity. It's more structured.

Best Opportunities
Dominique McElligott
Shinzo Abe

I swear I will do everything in my power to change the situation in Tibet where human rights are being suppressed. Tibet seeks freedom and democracy and we agree on those values.

Change Power Democracy
Shinzo Abe
Albert Camus

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

World
Albert Camus
David Lloyd George

Liberty has restraints but no frontiers.

Independence Day Belief Proverbs Restraint
David Lloyd George
Lyndon B. Johnson

Freedom is not enough.

Lyndon B. Johnson
Bob Dylan

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Responsibility
Bob Dylan

Unlike other enduring characters such as 'Sherlock Holmes' or 'Tarzan,' being the 'Doctor' allows you a certain freedom that is both very demanding and very thrilling. It allows you to make the character using elements of yourself.

Character Doctor
David Tennant
Karl Marx

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Necessity
Karl Marx
Madonna Ciccone

I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.

Dreams
Madonna Ciccone
Demi Moore

Not caring more about what other people think than what you think. That's freedom.

People
Demi Moore
Sigmund Freud

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

People Responsibility
Sigmund Freud
Harriet Tubman

I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.

Harriet Tubman
George Foreman

I love the pigeons. I just raise them, period, and feed them. Pigeons go away, and they always come back. You get a touch of freedom, and then they are free to come back to you. I love the idea of pigeons.

Love
George Foreman
Albert Camus

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

Nothing Chance
Albert Camus
William Morris

No man is good enough to be another's master.

Good
William Morris
Alexis de Tocqueville

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.

Slavery Equality
Alexis de Tocqueville
Abbie Hoffman

You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.

Democracy
Abbie Hoffman

My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things.

Clarence Thomas
George W. Bush

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

Morning
George W. Bush
Kurt Cobain

Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that's pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock.

Pain World
Kurt Cobain

Donald Trump and the First Amendment, it's not a beautiful match; it's not a match made in heaven. Between the free speech rights that he has not defended and the freedom of the press, which he has not defended, it's problematic.

Heaven
Megyn Kelly

People don't realize what's really going on in this country. There are a lot things that are going on that are unjust. People aren't being held accountable for. And that's something that needs to change. That's something that this country stands for: freedom, liberty and justice for all.

People Change Justice
Colin Kaepernick
Jim Morrison

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

Power Fear
Jim Morrison
Voltaire

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

Voltaire
Saint Thomas Aquinas

By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.

Men Independence Day Observation Equality
Saint Thomas Aquinas
John Stuart Mill

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Good
John Stuart Mill
Camille Paglia

It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.

Dress Women History
Camille Paglia

The lesson of 9/11 is that America is truly exceptional. We withstood the worst attack of our history, intended by our enemies to destroy us. Instead, it drew us closer and made us more united. Our love for freedom and one another has given us a strength that surprised even ourselves.

Love Strength History
Rudy Giuliani
George Soros

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.

Democracy Society Value Home
George Soros
Robert Kennedy

Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.

America Heritage
Robert Kennedy

'Freedom' means a lot to conservatives, but they have such a narrow sense of what it means. They think a lot about freedom from - freedom from government, freedom from regulation - and precious little about freedom to. Freedom to is absolutely something that has to be safeguarded by good government, just as it could be impaired by bad government.

Good Government
Pete Buttigieg
Jim Morrison

The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask.

Reality
Jim Morrison
Ana de Armas

My childhood memories are amazing; I had freedom in every way - but I see everything from a different perspective now that I live outside.

Childhood
Ana de Armas
Jake Gyllenhaal

I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.

Discipline
Jake Gyllenhaal
Dan Bilzerian

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

Dan Bilzerian
John Adams

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

People Knowledge Liberty
John Adams
David Lloyd George

Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.

Meaningful Independence Day Attitude Perception
David Lloyd George

A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree.

World Heart
George H. W. Bush
George Washington

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

George Washington
Nelson Mandela

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
Dwight D. Eisenhower

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paul Walker

I want to have the freedom to do whatever I want.

Paul Walker
Bob Dylan

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Responsibility
Bob Dylan
Bill Burr

Podcasting is great. Total freedom.

Greatness
Bill Burr
John Adams

Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.

Good History Hope
John Adams
Eleanor Roosevelt

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.

Responsibility
Eleanor Roosevelt

Freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that 'Oh, I don't get involved in politics,' as if that makes someone cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable.

Politics Time
Bill Maher
Soren Kierkegaard

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

Anxiety Confusion Curiosity Fear
Soren Kierkegaard
William Lyon Phelps

If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual would not be either a man or a woman; it would be, I think, an American cow.

Happiness
William Lyon Phelps
George W. Bush

We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.

Peace
George W. Bush
Mike Tyson

Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent.

Nothing
Mike Tyson
Prince

Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay.

Soul
Prince
Anthony Kennedy

The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work of freedom is never done.

Work Heritage
Anthony Kennedy
Noam Chomsky

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

People Politics
Noam Chomsky
Vladimir Lenin

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

Society
Vladimir Lenin

I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put their selves in harm's way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country, and my freedom to take a seat or take a knee, so I have the utmost respect for them, and I think what I did was taken out of context and spun a different way.

Respect Sacrifice Women
Colin Kaepernick

Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.

Love
Jim Morrison
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nancy Pelosi

The American dream is about freedom.

Dreams
Nancy Pelosi

I used to wear sleeveless T-shirts all the time on court, but now I've got a brand new look - I've moved on to polo shirts. Sleeveless T-shirts give you real freedom of movement and they keep you cooler in matches, but I just thought it was time for a change.

Change Time
Rafael Nadal
Abraham Lincoln

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it.

Abraham Lincoln
Sandra Day O'Connor

The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is replaced with more destructive intimidation and sanctions.

Criticism Democracy
Sandra Day O'Connor
Boris Johnson

But if people want to swim in the Thames, if they want to take their lives into their own hands, then they should be able to do so with all the freedom and exhilaration of our woad-painted ancestors.

People
Boris Johnson

Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action.

Good Justice
Mitt Romney
John Adams

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Power Trust Government
John Adams
Vladimir Lenin

When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state.

State
Vladimir Lenin
Virginia Woolf

To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

Control
Virginia Woolf
Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.

People Government Liberty
Franklin D. Roosevelt