Quotes about Autonomy
Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself.
— Golda Meir
If you live for the approval of others, you will die by their rejection.
— Rick Warren
I'm glad of any political freedom they give me, but what I'm interested in is not political freedom. I'm interested in the liberties I take.
— Robert Frost
The national anthem of hell is, "I Did It My Way."
— Peter Kreeft
The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy.
— George Washington
Religion and liberty are inseparable. Religion is voluntary, and cannot and ought not to be forced.
— Philip Schaff
Morality pertains only to the sphere of man's free will - only to those actions which are open to his choice.
— Ayn Rand
If we import compulsion in matters of religion, there is no doubt that we shall be committing suicide.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Be your own master, and look at things as a man, as a human being, as a citizen, as a mortal creature.
— Marcus Aurelius
Don't beg anybody for anything, especially love.
— Toni Morrison
. . . we should be men first, and subjects afterward.
— Henry David Thoreau
Self respect is something that can't be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man's pretense at it.
— Ayn Rand