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" Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself. "

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" Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is not freedom. "

Friedrich August von Hayek

" It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do. "

" In order to have friends, you must first be one. "

" To me, freedom entitles you to do something, not to not do something. "

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" If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom. "

Dwight D. Eisenhower

" Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved. "

" I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress. "

Frederick Douglass

" I went to jail 44 times. I've been beaten and left for dead on the side of the road fighting for freedom... Yet Rosa Parks is better known in history than Ralph David Abernathy. Why is that? "

Ralph Abernathy

" What troubles me most about my lovely country is that its children are seldom taught that American freedom will vanish, if, when they grow up, and in the exercise of their duties as citizens, they insist that our courts and policemen and prisons be guided by divine or natural law. "

" It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism. "

" The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. "

" When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more. "

" So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you. "

" The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. "

" Freedom is the right to live as we wish. "

" The art of leadership is not to spend your time measuring, evaluating. It's all about selecting the person. And if you believe you selected the right person, then you give that person the freedom, the authority, the delegation to innovate and to lead with some very simple measure. "

Pierre Nanterme

" The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance. "

Lyndon B. Johnson

" Nothing changes the gender equation more significantly than women's economic freedom. "

" We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it. "

" True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others. "

" Two things form the bedrock of any open society - freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don't have those things, you don't have a free country. "

" Freedom is a timeless value. The United Nations Charter calls for encouraging respect for fundamental freedoms. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights mentions freedom more than twenty times. All countries have committed to protecting individual freedoms on paper - but in practice, too many break their pledge. "

" Now, one of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. "

" I most sincerely wish that the world in which we live be free from the threat of a nuclear holocaust and from the ruinous arms race. It is my cherished desire that peace be not separated from freedom which is the right of every nation. This I desire and for this I pray. "

" The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia. "

" Adam Smith pointed out that there were three things that make us more prosperous, in a general sort of way: freedom to pursue our own self-interest; specialization, which he called division of labor; and freedom of trade. "

" From time to time, the irresponsible acts of the Cuban government remind us that this is far more than about the freedom of one country, but it really is about the stability and security of the region and the national security interests of the United States. "

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