Freedom Quotes
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
I believe the Declaration that 'all men are created equal' is the great fundamental principle upon which our free institutions rest.
Let minor differences, and personal preferences, if there be such; go to the winds. Let it be seen by the result, that the cause of free-men and free-labor is stronger in Chicago that day, than ever before.
I have always hated slavery, I think as much as any Abolitionist.
As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.
Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms. Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere.
I think the negro is included in the word 'men' used in the Declaration of Independence.
I am not wanting in the purpose, though I may fail in the strength, to maintain my freedom from bad influences. ... May the Almighty grant that the cause of truth, justice, and humanity, shall in no wise suffer at my hands.
If freedom is short of weapons, we must compensate with willpower.
Once an individual severs his emotional and physical bondage, he is on the road to freedom, happiness and peace of mind.
I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in.
I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars; there's a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that.
There is nothing so confining as the prisons of our own perceptions.
Our supreme duty is to advance toward freedom - physical, mental, and spiritual - and help others to do so.
Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
We must always bear in mind that we are not going to be free, but are free already. Every idea that we are bound is a delusion.
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