A man’s worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes. T H Huxley
He who does not enjoy solitude, will not love freedom. Arthur Schopenhauer
It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants. Blaise Pascal
No man is free who is not master of himself. Epictetus
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington
The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one’s time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. H. L. Mencken
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. Franklin D Roosevelt
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. James Madison
A free society is a place where it’s safe to be unpopular. Adlai Stevenson
In the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves. Bernard Baruch
No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny. Hannah Arendt
Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. Hubert Humphrey
Freedom may lead to many transgressions, but it lends even to vices a less ignoble form. Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt
For 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. Nelson Mandela
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires. Nelson Mandela
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation. Douglas MacArthur
There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail. Erich Fromm
I am properly free when all the men and women about me are equally free. Far from being a limitation or a denial of my liberty, the liberty of another is its necessary condition and confirmation. Mikhail Bakunin
The truth is, all might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought. Samuel Adams
Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men. Mortimer Adler
We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure. Karl Popper
Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man’s lap. What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one’s self. Max Stirner
Freedom is always purchased at a price, and even those who are willing to pay it have to admit that the price is great. Gerald W Johnson
If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose them too. W Somerset Maugham
The foes of freedom never tire. Consequently, freedom is always in jeopardy. Sam Ervin, Jr
For every man who lives without freedom, the rest of us must face the guilt. Lillian Hellman
Freedom and duty always go hand in hand, and if the free do not accept the duty of social responsibility, they will not long remain free. John Foster Dulles
The guarantee of freedom is freedom. Michel Foucault
Freedom isn’t for wimps. Neal Boortz
Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. Hannah Arendt
Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it or everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the color of their skin. Wendell L. Willkie
Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you. Jean Paul Sartre
If you’re not ready to die for it, put the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X
Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us. Stephen R. Covey
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. Jean Paul Sartre
When you have robbed a man of everything, he’s no longer in your power. He is free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom. William Orville Douglas
Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes as the freedom. Charles Horton Cooley
No one is truly free, they are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them from acting according to their will. Euripides
To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves. Virginia Woolf