Quotes About Freedom
The best quotes about freedom: famous words from history's greatest minds to inspire you, free to read, copy, and share.
No man is free who is not master of himself.
Epictetus
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Abraham Lincoln
The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.
Thucydides
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I am not a bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.
Charlotte Brontë
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What are the best quotes about Freedom?
This page collects the most famous quotes about freedom from history's greatest thinkers, writers, and leaders, including Epictetus, Abraham Lincoln, Thucydides. Each quote is shown with its author.
Are these quotes about freedom accurate?
We only publish widely cited quotes with their commonly accepted attributions, and we deliberately leave out famous misattributions. Some quotes are shown in their standard English translations, for example lines from the Tao Te Ching or Meditations.
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