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" I consider myself a kind of a one-man government-in-exile. I don't want to call it a government - let's call it one man's idea of American freedom in exile. "

Michael Moriarty

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" It is a paradox of the acquisitive society in which we now live that although private morals are regulated by law, the entrepreneur is allowed considerable freedom to use - and abuse - the public in order to make money. "

" 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

" The Philippines and the U.S. have had a strong relationship with each other for a very long time now. We have a shared history. We have shared values, democracy, freedom, and we have been in all the wars together in modern history, the World War, Second World War, Cold War, Vietnam, Korea, now the war on terrorism. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

" A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree. "

George H. W. Bush

" I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won't let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion. "

" None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free. "

" In a perfect world, there would be freedom of religion and freedom for all religions to exercise their religion everywhere. "

Naftali Bennett

" When government - in pursuit of good intentions - tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player. "

Milton Friedman

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

" I believe in the freedom of expression, unequivocally - though, as I have written before, I wish more people would understand that freedom of expression is not freedom from consequence. "

" If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom. "

" The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man. "

" The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. "

" Conformity is painful. You know, it's too tight. Conformity leads to rebellion. So a desire for happiness is in direct conflict with a desire for freedom. "

" I know a lot about Canadian politics. I lived in Canadian bars for six years. "

Michael Moriarty

" The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress. "

Ramana Maharshi

" Once you start cycling, the city opens up for you. No longer are you fighting it, hot and frustrated; no longer are you at the mercy of bus drivers, roadworks, decisions made by others and over which you have no control. Believe me, once you've tasted this freedom, you're hooked. "

Deborah Moggach

" We're giving our freedoms away. The American experiment was about freedom. Freedom to be stupid, freedom to fail, freedom to succeed. "

" If they want to hang me, let them. And on the scaffold I will shout Freedom for the working class! "

" America's freedom of religion, and freedom from religion, offers every wisdom tradition an opportunity to address our soul-deep needs: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, secular humanism, agnosticism and atheism among others. "

" Freedom is the recognition of necessity. "

Friedrich Engels

" To me, the flag represents the greatest ideals of the United States of America, not the worst, but different people look at different things and have different feelings about it. That's what freedom of expression is all about. "

" Negative freedom is freedom from - freedom from oppression, whether it's a colonial power or addiction to alcohol oppressing you. You need to be freed from negative freedom. Positive freedom is freedom for, freedom to be. And that's what's routinely ignored today. "

" Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect. "

Eleanor Roosevelt

" I think we must get rid of slavery, or we must get rid of freedom. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

" When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the 'freedom of the press' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism. "

" In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival. "

" 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

" Freedom is not an instantaneous holiday, as we once dreamed. It is a road. A long road. We know this now. "

Svetlana Alexievich

" There are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion, but does anybody really know for sure? That's why the founding fathers built freedom of religious belief into the structure of this nation, so that everybody could make up their minds for themselves. "