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" The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were not thus bound, its freedom would be wasted. "

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" In remembering those who lost their lives in the London attacks and the September 11th attacks we continue our commitment to fighting for freedom, democracy and justice. "

" We're not like robots. God promises to guide us through the Holy Spirit, but He gives us the freedom to make our own decisions. "

" It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things. "

" Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians. "

" Everyone's goals are the same with very small differences. I mean, the goal of a socialist and the goal of a libertarian are exactly the same. The goals are happiness and security and freedom, and you balance those. "

" There are those, I know, who will reply that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is. It is the American Dream. "

Archibald MacLeish

" 'Talks on the Gita' is the story of my life, and it is also my message. "

" I think that short films often contain an originality, a creative freedom, an energy and an invention that is inspiring and entertaining. I think they are, as Shakespeare put it, a good deed in a naughty world. "

Kenneth Branagh

" Men who want to support women in our struggle for freedom and justice should understand that it is not terrifically important to us that they learn to cry; it is important to us that they stop the crimes of violence against us. "

" I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other. "

" 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 E. Frankl

" The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance. "

Lyndon B. Johnson

" The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect freedom with which we each follow and declare our own impressions. "

" I want to have the freedom to do whatever I want. "

" 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. "

" Freedom always deals with 'the possible'; this gives freedom its great flexibility, its fascination, and its dangers. "

" Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society. "

Felix Frankfurter

" Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. "

Martin Luther King, Jr.

" For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad, and terrorized innocent people around the world - including Americans who were killed by Libyan agents. "

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson

" The blood and sweat shed by United States and United Nations troops proved to be the prime mover behind the realisation of freedom throughout the post-war period. "

" In this country protection has always, to some extent, existed; but at some times it has been efficient, and at others not; and our tendency toward freedom or slavery has always been in the direct ratio of its efficiency or inefficiency. "

Henry Charles Carey

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

Richard Branson

" Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. "

" I have a reputation worldwide of being tolerant of all people and their views. I'm too well-educated to criticize a certain religion or group of people for what they believe in. It's called freedom. "

Robert H. Schuller

" I like movies that pop, that have a little bit of candy on, that freedom to have a little bit of extra fun, but are rooted in real behaviour. Rooted in cause and effect, never violating reality. "

" In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has been substantial progress towards higher standards of rights, justice and freedom - along with all too many illustrations of how remote is the goal of a decent society. "

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

Rabindranath Tagore

" I think that what I have been truly searching for as a person, as a writer, as a thinker, as a daughter, is freedom. That is my mission. A sense of liberty, the liberty that comes not only from self-awareness but also from letting go of many things. Many things that weigh us down. "

" The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. "