F Quotes
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“Freedom is not archived by satisfying desire, but by eliminating it.”
Source: Discourses and Selected Writings
“Freedom is not attained through the satisfaction of desires, but through the suppression of desires.”
“Freedom is not being a slave to any circumstance, to any constraint, to any chance; it means compelling Fortune to enter the lists on equal terms.”
“Freedom is not caprice but room to enlarge.”
“Freedom is not choosing; that is merely the move that we make when all is already lost. Freedom is knowing and understanding and respecting things quite other than ourselves.”
Source: Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Philosophy and Literature
“Freedom is not constituted primarily of privileges but of responsibilities.”
“Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live without government interference. Government cannot create a world without risks, nor would we really wish to live in such a fictional place. Only a totalitarian society would even claim absolute safety as a worthy ideal, because it would require total state control over its citizens’ lives. Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons.”
“Freedom is not doing what we want, but what we should.”
Source: In Search of True Freedom
“Freedom is not doing what you want when you want. Freedom is the power to do what has to be done when it needs to be done.”
“Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia. Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered. It's not entitlement. An entitlement is what people on welfare get, and how free are they? It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights - the "right" to education, the "right" to food and housing. That's not freedom, that's dependency. Those aren't rights, those are the rations of slavery - hay and a barn for human cattle.”
“Freedom is not enough.”
“Freedom is not for the cowards and the weak. It must be defended wherever it resides. Defended by all that seek it's enduring existence.”
“Freedom is not for the timid.”
“Freedom is not free. It comes at a cost. It is either you pay or someone has to pay for it.”
“Freedom is not free, and we all have a lot of work ahead of us. And I perform the ultimate soundtrack to get the job done every day. We're not having any fun at all.”
“Freedom is not free. Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free.”
“Freedom is not free. It is bought at a high price. It can be squandered cheaply.”
“Freedom is not freely given.”
“Freedom is not from the outside. It's of the inside.”
“Freedom is not given - it is taken.”
“Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.”
“Freedom is not having a big budget.”
“Freedom is not having everything we crave, it's being able to go without the things we crave and being OK with it.”
“Freedom is not having the right to speak, Freedom is having the right to decide if yeu want to speak or not”
“Freedom is not just something with which we are born; it is something we achieve. America did not receive a perpetual endowment of freedom; it has had to struggle and fight to preserve it. Freedom is not an heirloom or an antique; it is a life that must fight against the corrosive powers of death and nourish itself on the daily bread of goodness and virtue.”
“Freedom is not letting your yesterday affect your today.”
“Freedom is not license. For the former looks out for the good of ‘all’, while the latter looks out for the good of ‘me’.”
“Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man.”
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961
“Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them -- and then, the opportunity to choose.”
Source: The Sociological Imagination
“Freedom is not nurtured by nations preparing for war.”
Source: A William Appleman Williams reader: selections from his major historical writings
“Freedom is not only a gift, but a summons to personal responsibility.”
“Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort.”
Source: The Price of Freedom: Speeches and Addresses
“Freedom is not only the absence of external restraints. It is also the absence of irresistible internal compulsions, unmanageable passion, and uncensorable highlights.”
“Freedom is not our gift to the world it is God's gift to humanity.”
“Freedom is not overcoming what you think stands in your way. It is understanding that what is in your way is part of the way.”
“Freedom is not possible without authority - otherwise it would turn into chaos and authority is not possible without freedom - otherwise it would turn into tyranny.”
“Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.”
Source: The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments
“Freedom is not simply the circumstances that allow you to do whatever you want. Freedom is not only the opportunity to choose. Freedom is the strength of character to choose and to do what is right. With that in mind, our age is not an age of freedom, but an age of slavery. It is subtle, but it is real. The foundation of freedom is not power or choice. Freedom is upheld not by men and women in government, but by people who govern themselves.”
“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be”
“Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.”
Source: Autobiography
“Freedom is not something you are given, but something you have to take.”
“Freedom is not synonymous with an easy life. ... There are many difficult things about freedom: It does not give you safety, it creates moral dilemmas for you; it requires self-discipline; it imposes great responsibilities; but such is the nature of Man and in such consists his glory and salvation.”
“Freedom is not the ability to do anything we want, whenever we want. Rather, FREEDOM is the ability to live responsibly the truth of our relationship with God and with one another.”
Source: An Invitation to Joy
“Freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want. Freedom is the strength of character to do what is good, true, noble, and right.”
Source: Rediscovering Catholicism: Journeying Toward Our Spiritual North Star
“Freedom is not the absence of commitment, and to be committed to something or to someone does not mean the loss of freedom. But freedom exists in the realm of the unbound and to be free is to be committed to that which is a part of the unbound realm. Whatever sets your soul to flight is freedom. If someone sets your soul to flight, to stay with that person is not to lose freedom but to stay with that person is to retain freedom. Together you have what is unbound. Whatever will swell your spirit and give you wings, is freedom, and it is a fault if you let go of that for the very reason that you are afraid of losing your freedom and in doing so you have in fact let go of what will keep you unbound.”
“Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.”
Source: The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession
“Freedom is not the absence of limitations and constraints but it is finding the right ones, those that fit our nature and liberate us.”
Source: The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
“Freedom is not the capacity to do whatever we please; freedom is the capacity to make intelligent choices.”
“Freedom is not the permission to do what you like. It's the power to do what you ought.”
“Freedom is not the purpose, it's the path.”
Source: Neden Türk: The Gospel of Secularism