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“Our fates are linked, and we cannot ignore those who are yearning not only for freedom but also prosperity.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And finally, let’s remember that peace with justice depends on our ability to sustain both the security of our societies and the openness that defines them. Threats to freedom don’t merely come from the outside. They can emerge from within -- from our own fears, from the disengagement of our citizens.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Freedom is not an accident. Progress is not an accident. Democracy is not an accident. These are things that have to be fought for. You’re part of that legacy. They must be won. And they’ve got to be tended to constantly and defended without fail.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remarks by President Obama to U.S. Troops and Personnel at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul, Republic of Korea at April 26, 2014
“And that’s the question we all must answer -- what kind of Europe, what kind of America, what kind of world will we leave behind. And I believe that if we hold firm to our principles, and are willing to back our beliefs with courage and resolve, then hope will ultimately overcome fear, and freedom will continue to triumph over tyranny -- because that is what forever stirs in the human heart.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is no change without risk, and no progress without sacrifice, and no freedom without solidarity.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But the people of the Baltic nations also knew that freedom needs a foundation of security.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And we call upon others to join us on the right side of history -- for while small gains can be won at the barrel of a gun, they will ultimately be turned back if enough voices support the freedom of nations and peoples to make their own decisions.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I refuse to accept the notion that we couldn’t have prevented some of those murders, and suicides, and kept more families whole. I know we won’t all agree on this issue. But it’s time to be honest — fewer gun safety laws don’t mean more freedom, they mean more fallen officers. They mean more grieving families, and more Americans terrified that they or their loved ones could be next.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Obama Police Chiefs (10-27-2015)
“But I do believe there are certain principles that are universal. I think that all people want basic dignity and want basic freedom, and want to be able to worship as they please without being discriminated against, or they should be able to speak their mind about an important issue pertaining to their community without being arrested.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From the Asia Pacific to Africa to the Americas, the United States and our armed forces will remain the greatest force for freedom and security and peace that the world has ever known. That is your legacy. That is what we have to protect, and that is what we have to defend.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No one -- no one -- has given more for our freedom and our security than our Gold Star families. ... They represent the very best of our country. They continue to inspire us every day, every moment. They serve as a powerful reminder of the true strength of America. We have to do everything we can for those families, and honor them, and be humbled by them.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sometimes I'm criticized in my own country for professing a belief in international norms and multilateral institutions. But I am convinced that in the long run, giving up some freedom of action – not giving up our ability to protect ourselves or pursue our core interests, but binding ourselves to international rules over the long term – enhances our security.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If the scope of freedom and respect for the rule of law shrinks around the world, the likelihood of war within and between nations increases, and our own freedoms will eventually be threatened.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You're my devil, you're my angel You're my heaven, you're my hell You're my now, you're my forever You're my freedom, you're my jail You're my lies, you're my truth You're my war, you're my truce You're my questions, you're my proof You're my stress and you're my masseuse Run from the lights, run from the night, run for your life.”
Kanye West (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Startin' to feel like you ain't been happy for me lately, darling Remember when you used to come around and serenade me But I guess it's gone different, in a different direction, lately Trying to do the right thing with the freedom that you gave me Wrap your arms around with your mercy I give up on doing things my way.”
Kanye West (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Self-regulation is the basis of freedom, and dependence the origin of inequality.”
Shulamith Firestone (1945–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In a 1988 Sports Illustrated interview: "Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent. Do you know what I do sometimes? Put on a ski mask and dress in old clothes, go out on the streets and beg for quarters.”
Mike Tyson (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A bandana full of glittering generality, 'fighting for freedom' and 'fighting terror', but what's reality? Martial law is coming soon to the hood to kill you, while you hanging your flag out your project window.”
Immortal Technique (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cause the heart that betrays itself willingly Is like a nation that trades freedom for stability”
Immortal Technique (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I support freedom of expression, no matter whose, so I oppose DDoS attacks regardless of their target... they're the poison gas of cyberspace.”
John Perry Barlow (1947–2018) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Analysis: WikiLeaks battle: a new amateur face of cyber war?" at Reuters (9 December 2010)
“The one impulse in man which cannot be erased is his impulse toward freedom, his impulse toward sanity, toward higher levels of attainment in all of his endeavors.”
L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) first seen 1954 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dianetics 55! (1954).
“Scientology is used to increase spiritual freedom, intelligence, ability and to produce immortality.”
L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dianetics And Scientology Technical Dictionary (1975); 1987 edition, p. 370.
“2. Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war.”
Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) said by 1924 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We firmly believe that such a solution would pave the way for the realisation of our objective of a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality in Southeast Asia.”
Mahathir Mohamad (born 1925) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To achieve this objective of regional peace and stability, Malaysia, together with her partners in ASEAN, declared their resolve to make Southeast Asia a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN).”
Mahathir Mohamad (born 1925) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our government is united in its determination to take all necessary measures in support of freedom and in defense of peace in Southeast Asia.”
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) first seen 1964 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Report on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident (4 August 1964)
“Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life.”
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a speech on the state of the Middle East, September 10, 1968
“On this hallowed ground, heroic deeds were performed and eloquent words were spoken a century ago. We, the living, have not forgotten–and the world will never forget–the deeds or the words of Gettysburg. We honor them now as we join on this Memorial Day of 1963 in a prayer for permanent peace of the world and fulfillment of our hopes for universal freedom and justice.”
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Under John Kennedy's leadership, this Nation has demonstrated that it has the courage to seek peace, and it has the fortitude to risk war. We have proved that we are a good and reliable friend to those who seek peace and freedom. We have shown that we can also be a formidable foe to those who reject the path of peace and those who seek to impose upon us or our allies the yoke of tyranny.”
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We must not approach the observance and enforcement of this law in a vengeful spirit. Its purpose is not to punish. Its purpose is not to divide, but to end divisions — divisions which have all lasted too long. Its purpose is national, not regional. Its purpose is to promote a more abiding commitment to freedom, a more constant pursuit of justice, and a deeper respect for human dignity.”
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have always believed that freedom of information is so vital that only the national security, not the desire of public officials or private citizens, should determine when it must be restricted.”
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.”
Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968) first seen 1964 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Extremism, Left and Right," pt. 3, (1964)
“The T-shirt was black with a big NRA logo on the chest: an AK-47 crossed with a burly arm. Underneath, it said: FREEDOM IS AN ASSAULT RIFLE. That was kind of catchy, Billy thought. The NRA was getting hip.”
Max Barry (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If social media can bring the sense of freedom, it can also bind people into delusional cults.”
Subhash Kak (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is no substitute for a militant freedom. The only alternative is submission and slavery.”
Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Price of Freedom: Speeches and Addresses, Coolidge, The Minerva Group (2001), p. 159
“The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.”
Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933) first seen 1924 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Address accepting nomination as Republican candidate for president, Washington, D.C. (4 August 1924); published as Address of Acceptance (1924), p. 15.
“Government is not, must not be, a cold, impersonal machine, but a human and more human agency: appealing to the reason, satisfying the heart, full of mercy, assisting the good, resisting the wrong, delivering the weak from any impositions of the powerful. This is not paternalism. It is not a servitude imposed from without, but the freedom of a right to self-direction from within.”
Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We shall not correct admitted and grave defects if we hesitate to recognize them. We must be frank with ourselves. We ought to be our own harshest critics. We can afford to be, for in spite of everything we still have a balance of prosperity, of general welfare, of secure freedom, and of righteous purpose, that gives us assurance of leadership among the nations.”
Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The workers are the saviors of society; the redeemers of the race; and when they have fulfilled their great historic mission, men and women can walk the highlands and enjoy the vision of a land without masters and without slaves, a land regenerated and resplendent in the triumph of freedom and civilization.”
Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926) first seen 1905 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Industrial Unionism" (1905), Eugene Debs Speaks
“I would address a few words to those who are in sympathy with the Social Democratic Party, but who hesitate to vote for it for fear they may lose their votes. Let me say to you: It is infinitely better to vote for freedom and fail than to vote for slavery and succeed.”
Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926) said by 1926 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The political solidarity of the working class means the death of despotism, the birth of freedom, the sunrise of civilization.”
Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926) said by 1926 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With faith and hope and courage we hold our heads erect and with dauntless spirit marshal the working class for the march from Capitalism to Socialism, from Slavery to Freedom, from Barbarism to Civilization.”
Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926) said by 1926 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Workingmen of all countries, unite, Side by side we for freedom will fight: When the world and its wealth we have gained To the grafters we'll sing this refrain: You will eat, bye and bye, When you've learned how to cook and to fry Chop some wood, 'twill do you good, And you'll eat in the sweet bye and bye.”
Joe Hill (activist) first seen 1911 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Preacher and the Slave" (1911)
“Protectionism and militarism are united in an unholy but yet a valid marriage: and the one and the other are in my firm conviction alike the foes of freedom.”
William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898) first seen 1892 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to the Marchese di Rudinì (30 April 1892), quoted in Vilfedo Pareto, Liberté économique et les événements d'Italie (1970), p. 49
“Let us go forward in the good work we have in hand and let us put our trust, not in squires and peers, and not in titles or in acres; I will go further and say, not in man, as such, but in Almighty God, who is the God of justice, and who has ordained the principle of right, of equity, and of freedom to be the guides and the masters of our lives.”
William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898) first seen 1892 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech in Edinburgh (30 June 1892), quoted in The Times (1 July 1892), p. 12
“George III in his private character shows to advantage when compared with Charles II or George II. But, if George III had succeeded in repressing freedom and parliamentary government, we should have had a Revolution, not probably so bad as the French, but resembling it in kind. From such a catastrophe we were preserved by that unworthy representative of good principles, Wilkes.”
William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898) first seen 1894 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remarks to Lionel Tollemache (29 January 1894), quoted in Lionel Tollemache, Talks with Mr. Gladstone (1898), p. 121
“I venture on assuring you that I regard the design formed by you and your friends with sincere interest, and in particular wish well to all the efforts you may make on behalf of individual freedom and independence as opposed to what is termed Collectivism.”
William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898) first seen 1897 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to F. W. Hirst on being unable to write a preface to Essays in Liberalism (2 January 1897), quoted F. W. Hirst, In the Golden Days (1947), p. 158
“[A] society which is socialist cannot also be democratic, in the sense of guaranteeing individual freedom.”
Milton Friedman (1912–2006) first seen 1978 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy: A Symposium" (1 April 1978), edited by William Barrett, Commentary
“The most unresolved problem of the day is precisely the problem that concerned the founders of this nation: how to limit the scope and power of government. Tyranny, restrictions on human freedom, come primarily from governmental restrictions that we ourselves have set up.”
Milton Friedman (1912–2006) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Milton Friedman”, David Levy, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (June 1, 1992)
“The preservation of freedom is the protective reason for limiting and decentralizing governmental power. But there is also a constructive reason. The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government. … Government can never duplicate the variety and diversity of individual action.”
Milton Friedman (1912–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source