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Independence is for the very few; it is a privilege of the strong.
Friedrich Nietzsche1844–1900Beyond Good and Evil (1886), Chapter II, aphorism 29, tr. Walter Kaufmann
Verily, he who possesseth little is so much the less possessed: blessed be moderate poverty!
Friedrich Nietzsche1844–1900Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883–1885), First Part, XIIn context
- Money
There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.
POP. J. O'Rourke1947–2022The Liberty Manifesto (1993)
- Responsibility
Freedom of religion is central to the ability of peoples to live together.
Barack Obamaborn 1961A New Beginning (June 2009)
- Religion
People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, and the heart, and the soul. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive.
Barack Obamaborn 1961A New Beginning (June 2009)
- Religion
Suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away.
Barack Obamaborn 1961A New Beginning (June 2009)
- Ideas
For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing; that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth.
Barack Obamaborn 1961Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address (2013)
- History
We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall.
Barack Obamaborn 1961Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address (2013)
- America
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
George Orwell1903–1950
- Liberty
Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.
George Orwell1903–1950“The Freedom Defence Committee” in “The Socialist Leader (18 September 1948)
The fallacy is to believe that under a dictatorial government you can be free inside.
George Orwell1903–1950“As I Please,” Tribune (28 April 1944)
- Government
Looking at the world as a whole, the drift for many decades has been not towards anarchy but towards the reimposition of slavery.
George Orwell1903–1950“You and the Atom Bomb”, Tribune (19 October 1945). Reprinted in George Orwell: The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Volume 4: In Front of Your Nose 1946–1950 (2000) by Sonia Orwell, Ian Angus, p. 9.
- Slavery
Patriarchy, routinely blamed for everything, produced the birth control pill, which did more to free contemporary women than feminism itself.
Camille Pagliaborn 1947Vamps and Tramps (1994), “No Law in the Arena: A Pagan Theory of Sexuality”, p. 38
- Women
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
Thomas Paine1737–1809As quoted in The Crisis No. IV (12 September 1777)
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself.
Thomas Paine1737–1809First Principles of Government (1795)
- Liberty