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I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended. — Nelson Mandela
We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force.
A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both. ― Milton Friedman
Freedom is a very dangerous thing. We ration it very closely. ― Mike Tyson
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! — Patrick Henry
If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. ― George Washington
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. ― John F. Kennedy
Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders. - Diane Nash
When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw. — Nelson Mandela
Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it. ― Malcolm X