For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty. Thomas Jefferson
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. Thomas Jefferson
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson
Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin
To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body. Mohandas Gandhi
There is no such thing as part freedom. Nelson Mandela
Force always attracts men of low morality. Albert Einstein
In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined. Thomas Szasz
Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one. Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom is a possession of inestimable value. Cicero
Mental slavery is mental death and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul. Robert Green Ingersoll
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too. Voltaire
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population. Albert Einstein
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. Thomas Paine