Quotes about Freedom
If we import compulsion in matters of religion, there is no doubt that we shall be committing suicide.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Freedom has its roots in religion.
— Dorothy Day
To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
Live free, child of the mist,- and with respect to knowledge we are allchildren of the mist.
— Henry David Thoreau
In our day, you can mock religion in public and even get funds for doing it. But you can't show respect for religion in public - or you risk being hauled into court.
— Charles Colson
. . . we should be men first, and subjects afterward.
— Henry David Thoreau
At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.
— Herman Melville
When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights, national self-determination, and respect for the rule of law.
— Ronald Reagan
We seek a peaceful world, a prosperous world, a free world, a world of good neighbors, living on terms of equality and mutual respect, as Canada and the United States have lived for generations.
— Harry S. Truman
For a man to act himself, he must be perfectly free; otherwise he is in danger of losing all sense of responsibility or of self- respect.
— Henry David Thoreau
Movements toward freedom and the self-respect that comes from something other than what people think is their most important feature.
— Toni Morrison
A Christian is free and independent in every respect, a bond servant to none. A Christian is a dutiful servant in every respect, owing a duty to everyone.
— Martin Luther