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    A man who has nothing for which he willing to fight; nothing he cares about more than his own personal safety; is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

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Freedom is the only law which genius knows.

Freedom is the only law which genius knows.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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Freedom all solace to man gives:
He lives at ease that freely lives.

Freedom all solace to man gives:
He lives at ease that freely lives.

by John Barbour Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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England may as well dam up the waters of the Nile with bulrushes
as to fetter the step of read more

England may as well dam up the waters of the Nile with bulrushes
as to fetter the step of Freedom, more proud and firm in this
youthful land than where she treads the sequestered glens of
Scotland, or couches herself among the magnificent mountains of
Switzerland.
- Mrs. Lydia Maria Child,

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What man wants is simply independent choice, whatever that independence may cost and where ever it may lead.

What man wants is simply independent choice, whatever that independence may cost and where ever it may lead.

by Dostoevsky Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still.

He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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I want free life, and I want fresh air;
And I sigh for the canter after the cattle,
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I want free life, and I want fresh air;
And I sigh for the canter after the cattle,
The crack of the whip like shots in battle,
The medley of horns, and hoofs, and heads
That wars, and wrangles, and scatters and spreads;
The green beneath and the blue above,
And dash, and danger, and life and love.

by Frank Desprez Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.

by Charles Evans Hughes Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

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To do good whenever one can, to love liberty above all else, never to deny the truth, even though it read more

To do good whenever one can, to love liberty above all else, never to deny the truth, even though it be before the throne.

by Beethoven Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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