Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.

Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

Work, which makes a man free, and thought, which makes him worthy of freedom.

Freedom always carries a burden of proof, always throws us back on ourselves.

...with the power of compassion there is nothing that cannot be accomplished.

if I fall, I will fall five-feet four-inches forward in the fight for freedom.

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of government power.

Freedom of speech is freedom above all for those whose views you dislike most.

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

As my ancestors are free from slavery, I am free from the slavery of religion.

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

Start with a style and you are in chains, start with an idea and you are free.

One of the rewards of success is freedom, the ability to do whatever you like.

Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it.

We have dared to be free. Let us dare to be so by ourselves and for ourselves.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilized.

The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.

Exclusion is never the way forward on our shared paths to freedom and justice.

The point is less what we choose than that we have the power to make a choice.

I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.

The greatest fallacy of democracy is that everyone's opinion is worth the same.

The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.

To be unafraid of the judgement of others is the greatest freedom you can have.

Inner freedom demands the rejection of any imposition that injures our dignity.

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.

Fondnesse it were for any being free, To covet fetters, though they golden bee.

Sometimes the lack of substantive freedoms relates directly to economic poverty

Free speech does not live many hours after free industry and free commerce die.

The more you practice, the better you get, the more freedom you have to create.

The road to freedom is full of thorns and fire, yet happy is he who follows it!

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.

In true democracy every man and woman is taught to think for himself or herself.

Our collective freedom... depends on our ability to defend the rights of others.

Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.

The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.

So many, though reluctant to admit it. Shun clever men, and rather suffer fools.

Calm and order can be just as dangerous to democracy as uneasiness and disorder.

American style is about confidence, independence, diversity and free expression.

The dagger plunged in the name of freedom is plunged into the breast of freedom.

I am entirely motivated without anger. The truth sets us free, and freedom acts.

Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.

We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire.

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