Quotes about Freedom
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.
— Thomas Jefferson
Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control.
— Ronald Reagan
No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.
— Jesse Jackson
... happily the Government of the United States... gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.
— George Washington
The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management.
— Thomas Jefferson
. . . Government should do only those things the people cannot do for themselves.
— Ronald Reagan
Good government is no substitute for self-government.
— Mahatma Gandhi
The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves.
— Thomas Jefferson
Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.
— James Madison
Our natural, inalienable rights are now considered to be a dispensation from government, and freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp as it is at this moment.
— Ronald Reagan
Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.
— Harry S. Truman
The ultimate authority resides in the people, and that if the federal government got too powerful and overstepped its authority, then the people would develop plans of resistance and resort to arms.
— James Madison