Quotes about freedom
567 quotes from 261 people
Ronald Reagan1911–2004“A Time for Choosing” speech (1964)Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel.
Patrick Henry1736–1799Speech on the Federal Constitution, Virginia Ratifying Convention (5 June 1788)
Edmund Burke1729–1797Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol (1777)
Adlai Stevenson II1900–1965“Putting First Things First”, Foreign Affairs (January 1960)Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
Douglas MacArthur1880–1964Title of speech to the people of Japan, May 3, 1948, upon the first anniversary of the Japanese constitution. MacArthur, A Soldier Speaks (1965), p. 194. Francis T. Miller, General Douglas MacArthur, Fighter for Freedom (1942), p. 1, wrote, “[MacArthGod 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- Adlai Stevenson II1900–1965Speech in Detroit, Michigan (7 October 1952)
- JWJohn Webbe1530–1571Often credited to Benjamin Franklin
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. 133A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau1712–1778Often credited to Daniel Webster- Ronald Reagan1911–2004Moscow State University (31 May 1988)
