Quotes about Freedom
The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
— George Washington
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
— Winston Churchill
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
— James Madison
As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly.
— Amelia Earhart
Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry.
— F Scott Fitzgerald
Surely there is a time to submit to guidance and a time to take one's own way at all hazards.
— Thomas Henry Huxley
There is no key to happiness; the door is always open
— Mother Teresa
The door to happiness opens outward.
— Soren Kierkegaard
The thought of a happiness that comes from outside the person, brings him sadness. But the recognition in the value of one's will and the freedom granted by its uplifting, brings great joy.
— Abraham Isaac Kook
We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few.
— Barack Obama
The Republic may not give wealth or happiness, she has not promised these. It is the freedom to pursue these, not their realization, we can claim.
— Andrew Carnegie
I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.
— Samuel Johnson