The great revolution in the history of man, past, present and future, is the revolution of those determined to be free. John F Kennedy, April 1961
We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others. John F Kennedy
The basis of self-government and freedom requires the development of character and self-restraint and perseverance and the long view. And these are qualities which require many years of training and education. John F Kennedy, November 1961
Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in, to prevent them from leaving us ... While the wall is the most obvious and vivid demonstration of the failures of the Communist system, for all the world to see, we take no satisfaction in it, for it is, as your Mayor has said, an offense not only against history but an offense against humanity, separating families, dividing husbands and wives and brothers and sisters, and dividing a people who wish to be joined together. (Kennedy & Freedom & Berlin) John F Kennedy, Berlin June 1963
We are talking about a constitution for the world written by people who don’t care about our freedoms as individuals ... The freedoms and rights we take for granted will cease to exist when the New World Order is put in motion. Keith Thompson, New World Order Facts
The basis of freedom is essentially the freedom to exchange. Paul Grignon, Money As Debt III: Evolution Beyond Money, 2006
To me, Punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It’s freedom. Patti Smith
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. Albert Camus
Kill anything that you happen on. Kill the Buddha if you happen to meet him … Kill your parents, or relatives if you happen to meet them. Only then can you be free, not bound by material things, and absolutely free and at ease. I-Hsuan, recorded conversations
Any nation that thinks more of its ease and comfort than its freedom will soon lose its freedom; and the ironical thing about it is that it will lose its ease and comfort too. W Somerset Maugham
Since ’68 there was a very small group of people who remained free, paid for that freedom by not being in a normal job or being in very bad jobs and so on. Julius Tomin, teacher
Forgetfulness is a form of freedom. Kahlil Gibran