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" Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree. "

Rabindranath Tagore

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" Freedom of ideas and communications is one of the things we are fighting for, and our enemies are fighting against. "

" Money is time made tangible - the time invested in the earning of it. Taxation is the confiscation of the earner's time. Although some taxation is necessary, all taxation diminishes freedom. "

" Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty. "

" In spirituals, the talk of heaven and deliverance was code for a better life. 'Crossing the River Jordan' was code, of course, for escaping to freedom. "

Kathleen Battle

" A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy. "

" The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself. "

" Although China is not so wealthy and powerful as the West, her people of whatever condition - rich or poor, high or low - all enjoy a perfect freedom and a happy life. Not so all the inhabitants of Western lands. "

" Human beings crave freedom at their core. "

" Every man must have the right fearlessly to think independently and express his opinion about what he knows, what he has personally thought about and experienced, and not merely to express with slightly different variations the opinion which has been inculcated in him. "

Mstislav Rostropovich

" Like a precious family heirloom, freedom is not just ours to enjoy, but to treasure, protect, and pass on to future generations. "

" We have to go see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them, maybe in certain areas, closing that Internet up in some way. Somebody will say, 'Oh, freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people. We have a lot of foolish people. "

" I believe firmly that in making ethical decisions, man has the prerogative of true freedom of choice. "

" Every woman needs a private pin money stash. That is her own personal stash of cash to do with whatever she wants. It gives a woman freedom even if she doesn't spend it - especially if she doesn't spend it. "

Sarah Ban Breathnach

" I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life. "

Richard Branson

" I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land. "

" Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us. "

" I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me. "

" A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself. "

" The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. "

John F. Kennedy

" The rewards of freedom are always sweet, but its demands are stern, for at its heart is the paradox that the greatest enemy of freedom is freedom. "

" We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without external interference. "

Lal Bahadur Shastri

" We all have to announce our full solidarity with the struggle of those seeking freedom and justice in Syria, and translate this sympathy into a clear political vision that supports a peaceful transition to a democratic system of rule that reflects the demands of the Syrian people for freedom. "

" Liberty is worth paying for. "

" Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth. "

" Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories. "

Wendell Phillips

" Liberty is ceding a certain amount of your ability to do what you want so that everybody else can live in peace and freedom and respecting the rights of other people. "

" Islam does not believe in democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or freedom of assembly. It does not separate religion and politics. It is partly a religion, but it is much more than that. It has a political agenda that goes far outside the realm of religion. "

" We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice. "

Friedrich August von Hayek

" To be frank, it sometimes seems that the American idea of freedom has more to do with my freedom to do what I want than your freedom to do what you want. I think that, in Europe, we're probably better at understanding how to balance those competing claims, though not a lot. "

" When you're not concerned with succeeding, you can work with complete freedom. "