Quotes | Freedom

If we are not free, no one will respect us.

I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.

I have never been able to renounce the light, the pleasure of being, and the freedom in which I grew up.

Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely.

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.

Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

Do we really understand the true cost of freedom?

To be born free is an accident. To live free is a privilege. To die free is a responsibility.

The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.

The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.

Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.

While poverty persists, there is no true freedom.

Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.

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.

The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt.

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

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.

Security without liberty is called prison.

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.