Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom. Friedrich August von Hayek on freedom
The family is the test of freedom because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself. Gilbert K. Chesterton on freedom
Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire. Epictetus on freedom
Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly. Hillary Clinton on freedom
What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. Marcus Tullius Cicero on freedom
Freedom is the right to live as we wish. Epictetus on freedom
If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought, not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate. Oliver Wendell Holmes on freedom
Freedom comes only to those who no longer ask of life that it shall yield them any of those personal goods that are subject to the mutations of time. Bertrand Russell on freedom
Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free. Dwight D. Eisenhower on freedom
How often I have found that we grow to maturity not by doing what we like, but by doing what we should. How true it is that not every 'should' is a compulsion, and not every 'like' is a high morality and true freedom. Karl Rahner on freedom
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. Hans Christian Andersen on freedom
Freedom - to walk free and own no superior. Walt Whitman on freedom
Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. Hannah Arendt on freedom
Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. Milton Friedman on freedom
Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended. George W. Bush on freedom
History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces. Throughout our history, they've answered the call in bravery and sacrifice. Tim Pawlenty on freedom
The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. John Locke on freedom
Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear. George W. Bush on freedom
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition. Milton Friedman on freedom