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Man is free at the instant he wants to be.
Voltaire1694–1778Brutus, act II, scene I (1730)
It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defense, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties — the freedom of association — which make the defense of our nation worthwhile.
Earl Warren1891–1974United States v. Robel, 389 U.S. 258 (1967)
- Liberty
Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color.
Booker T. Washington1856–1915An Address on Abraham Lincoln before the Republican Club of New York City (12 February 1909)
- Race
- Slavery
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
George Washington1732–1799Letter to James Madison (2 March 1788)
- Liberty
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
George Washington1732–1799
- Liberty
The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves.
George Washington1732–1799General Orders, New York (2 July 1776)
- America
It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.
George Washington1732–1799Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island (1790)
- Liberty
- Religion
Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
George Washington1732–1799George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796)
- Liberty
For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.
George Washington1732–1799Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island (18 August 1790)
- Government
- Religion
If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by who we are — we can all be freer and this is what HeForShe is about. It’s about freedom.
Emma Watsonborn 1990UN Speech on the HeForShe campaign (2014)
Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.
JWJohn Webbe1530–1571Often credited to Benjamin Franklin
God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.
Daniel Webster1782–1852Speech (3 June 1834); reported in Edward Everett, ed., The Works of Daniel Webster (1851), volume iv, page 47
- Liberty
The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.
Daniel Webster1782–1852Speech in the Senate (27 May 1834), on President Andrew Jackson’s protest, The Works of Daniel Webster, 10th edition (1857), Vol. 4, p. 133
- Government
- Liberty
It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever.
Daniel Webster1782–1852Discourse in Commemoration of Adams and Jefferson (1826), p. 136
Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.
Daniel Webster1782–1852Speech at the Charleston Bar Dinner (May 10, 1847); reported in Edward Everett, ed., The Works of Daniel Webster (1851), Vol. II, p. 393
- Liberty