Quotes about Freedom
But I shall follow the endless, winding way, — the flowing river in the cave of man; careless whither I be led, reckless where I land.
— Herman Melville
But however close we sometimes seem to that dark and final abyss, let no man of peace and freedom despair. For he does not stand alone.
— John F. Kennedy
Man's last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation
— Viktor E. Frankl
It is by his freedom that a man knows himself, by his sovereignty over his own life that a man measures himself.
— Elie Wiesel
We must recognize the fundamental rights of man. There can be no true national life in our democracy unless we give unqualified recognition to freedom of religious worship and freedom of education.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Man had freedom to choose the good, but this same freedom also allowed him to choose the bad. This is called moral freedom.
— Greg Koukl
And then, there will be some black men who can remember that, with silent tongue, and clenched teeth, and steady eye, and well-poised bayonnet, they have helped mankind on to this great consummation.
— Abraham Lincoln
I think the authors of that notable instrument [the Declaration of Independence] intended to include all men.
— Abraham Lincoln
I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing, that no man desires for himself.
— Abraham Lincoln
If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that 'all men are created equal,' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.
— Abraham Lincoln
Men are free to decide their own moral choices, but they are also under the necessity to account to God for those choices.
— AW Tozer
Man is man, and master of his fate.
— Alfred Lord Tennyson