Category

Freedom

The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And thats why its so essential to preserving individual freedom. – Milton Friedman

You dont have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being. – Malcolm X

Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patients ego freedom to decide one way or another. – Sigmund Freud

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose ones government is not necessarily to secure freedom. – Friedrich August von Hayek

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

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, theyve answered the call in bravery and sacrifice. – Tim Pawlenty

I begin to feel like most Americans dont understand the First Amendment, dont understand the idea of freedom of speech, and dont understand that its the responsibility of the citizen to speak out. – Roger Ebert

Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other peoples freedom and security. – William F. Buckley, Jr.

I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighters gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. – Yasser Arafat

137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of Americas most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed – it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. – Doc Hastings

Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of Americas servicemen and women. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

Americas greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive. – John W. Gardner

I love music. Its freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration. – Ice Cube

Even before I knew I was gay, I knew I didnt want to have a child. I knew I didnt want to have one. I never want to have to release it from me. Listen, I love babies. I love children. And I melt when Im around them. I also love my freedom and I love that I can sleep at night. – Ellen DeGeneres

Fiction is such a world of freedom, its wonderful. If you want someone to fly, they can fly. – Alice Walker

If one more journalist makes a cavalier statement about me and my band, I will personally or with my fans help, greet them at their home and discover just how much they believe in their freedom of speech. – Marilyn Manson

You cant put democracy and freedom back into a box. – George W. Bush

True freedom is where an individuals thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor – no matter the personal price. – Bryant H. McGill

Novelists have always had complete freedom to pretty much tell their story any way they saw fit. And thats what Im trying to do. – Quentin Tarantino

Todays Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish. – Thurgood Marshall