To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly.

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.

I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.