20 Powerful Quotes About Freedom

This past month, I have been thinking about freedom a lot and what is means to live in freedom. I came across many amazing quotes in this search and wanted to share them with you.

 

20 Powerful Quotes About Freedom

Following are 20 quotes about freedom that I hope will inspire you.

  1. “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” ~ Martin Luther King. Jr
  2. “Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.” ~ Bob Marley
  3. “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” ~ Nelson Mandela
  4. “Freedom lies in being bold.” ~ Robert Frost
  5. “None but ourselves can free our minds.” ~ Bob Marley
  6. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ~ Viktor Frankl
  7. “Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.” ~ Marianne Williamson
  8. “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.” ~ Jim Morrison
  9. “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
  10. “Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never subdue the basic human desire for freedom.” ~ Dalai Lama
  11. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
  12. “The only journey is the journey within.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
  13. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” ~ J.K. Rowling
  14. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~ T.S. Eliot
  15. “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~ Viktor Frankl
  16. “Who we are looking for is who is looking.” ~ St. Francis of Assisi
  17. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” ~ Christian D. Larson
  18. “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
  19. “Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~ A. A. Milne
  20. “We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

 

Over to You…

Which quote was your favourite? Do you have a favourite quote on freedom that was not included? If so, feel free to share it below.

 

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6 Comments

  • Krishnendu Pramanick

    Reply Reply May 2, 2020

    Hello Jane,

    “Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.” ― Bertrand Russell

    It is freedom which lets one think and function freely at their own will.

    Thank you for this post!

  • AfroDigits

    Reply Reply January 3, 2020

    Steps to freedom are true steps to total reformation – Chime Hilary Uchenna

    • Jane

      Reply Reply January 4, 2020

      Thanks for sharing Afro or Chime? – nice quote!

  • Chime HilaryUchenna

    Reply Reply January 3, 2020

    Humanity is imprisoned, the moment it is freed is the moment it will be lost

  • Chime Hilary

    Reply Reply January 3, 2020

    We are constantly caged,the moment we are freed is the moment we were lost.

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