Quotes about Freedom
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
A man can't ride your back unless it's bent.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.
— Martin Van Buren
There should be painless progression, attended by life and peace....Mortals will some day assert their freedom in the name of Almighty God....Dropping their present beliefs, they will recognize harmony and as the spiritual reality and discord as the material unreality. Chapter VII pp. 224 and 228 Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
— Mary Baker Eddy
It's been hard. Easier was the wrong word. There's nothing easy about freedom. You have to strive. You have to make a plan and stick to it.
— Mary Connealy
If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were
— Anonymous
Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, Sing as if no one is listening, Love as if you have never been hurt, and Dance as if no one is watching
— Victor Hugo
Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you.
— Wayne Dyer
Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
— Mae West
To encounter Christ is to touch reality and experience transcendence. He gives us a sense of self-worth or personal significance, because He assures us of God's love for us. He sets us free from guilt because He died for us and from paralyzing fear because He reigns. He gives meaning to marriage and home, work and leisure, personhood and citizenship.
— John Stott