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Top 10 Quotes on True Personal Freedom (INSPIRATIONAL)

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. - Mahatma Gandhi
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. – Mahatma Gandhi
Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life. - Bob Marley
Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life. – Bob Marley
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. - Abraham Lincoln
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. – Abraham Lincoln
May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. - Peter Marshall
May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. – Peter Marshall
A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom. - Malcolm X
A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom. – Malcolm X
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. - George Orwell
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. – George Orwell
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. - Nelson Mandela
For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. – Nelson Mandela
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear. - Aung San Suu Kyi
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear. – Aung San Suu Kyi
Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive. - Theodore Roosevelt
Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive. – Theodore Roosevelt

19 Inspirational Freedom Quotes to Assist You in Attaining True Liberty

Freedom is not the right to do as you please; it is the liberty to do as you ought. - Anon
Freedom is not the right to do as you please; it is the liberty to do as you ought. – Anon
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. - Vicktor Emil Frankl
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. – Vicktor Emil Frankl
I would sacrifice every comfort for personal freedom and for the welfare of my loved ones.
I would sacrifice every comfort for personal freedom and for the welfare of my loved ones.
I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves. - Friedrich Nietzsche
Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves. – Friedrich Nietzsche
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. - George Bernard Shaw
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. – George Bernard Shaw
While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. - Stephen Covey
While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. – Stephen Covey
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit. - Kahlil Gibran
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit. – Kahlil Gibran
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. - Albert Einstein
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. – Albert Einstein
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. - Franklin D. Roosevelt
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. - Martin Luther King Jr.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. – Martin Luther King Jr.
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. - Coco Chanel
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. – Coco Chanel
We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. - William Faulkner
We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. – William Faulkner
If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them. - Michael Bassey Johnson
If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them. – Michael Bassey Johnson
I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit. - Theodore Roosevelt
I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit. – Theodore Roosevelt
The great revolution in the history of man, past, present and future, is the revolution of those determined to be free. - John F. Kennedy
The great revolution in the history of man, past, present and future, is the revolution of those determined to be free. – John F. Kennedy
People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take. - Emma Goldman
People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take. – Emma Goldman
For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail? - Ralph Waldo Emerson
For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail? – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. – Napoleon Bonaparte

15 Thought-provoking Quotes about Freedom and Liberty to Make You Ponder

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. - Adlai Stevenson
My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. – Adlai Stevenson
To find yourself, think for yourself. - Socrates
To find yourself, think for yourself. – Socrates
We have been born under a monarchy; to obey God is freedom. - Seneca
We have been born under a monarchy; to obey God is freedom. – Seneca
Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. - Henry David Thoreau
Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. – Henry David Thoreau
Better starve free than be a fat slave. - Aesop
Better starve free than be a fat slave. – Aesop
No man has a right to do as he pleases unless he pleases to do right. - Anon
No man has a right to do as he pleases unless he pleases to do right. – Anon
Man is most free when controlled by God alone. - Augustine
Man is most free when controlled by God alone. – Augustine
There is no true liberty except the liberty of the happy who cleave to the eternal law. - Augustine
There is no true liberty except the liberty of the happy who cleave to the eternal law. – Augustine
Liberty means ability not to violate the law of God. License means personal insistence on doing what I like. - Oswald Chambers
Liberty means ability not to violate the law of God. License means personal insistence on doing what I like. – Oswald Chambers
Liberty is not the same as licence; to be free is not to be free and easy; the Christian is not free to please himself but to please God. - John Blanchard
Liberty is not the same as licence; to be free is not to be free and easy; the Christian is not free to please himself but to please God. – John Blanchard
Happy is the man who can use Christian liberty without abusing it. - J. C. Ryle
Happy is the man who can use Christian liberty without abusing it. – J. C. Ryle
True freedom is only to be found when one escapes from oneself and enters into the liberty of the children of God. - François Fénelon
True freedom is only to be found when one escapes from oneself and enters into the liberty of the children of God. – François Fénelon
Perfect conformity to the will of God is the sole sovereign and complete liberty. - J. H. Merle D’Aubigne
Perfect conformity to the will of God is the sole sovereign and complete liberty. – J. H. Merle D’Aubigne
It is a positive and very hurtful sin to magnify liberty at the expense of doctrine. - Walter Shurden
It is a positive and very hurtful sin to magnify liberty at the expense of doctrine. – Walter Shurden
We are free to choose, but not free to choose the consequences of our choice, for those are determined by the eternal purpose and laws of God. - Spiros Zodhiates
We are free to choose, but not free to choose the consequences of our choice, for those are determined by the eternal purpose and laws of God. – Spiros Zodhiates

Conclusion: The Importance of Freedom

According to Lexico.com, freedom means the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance. Liberty is using this freedom responsibly. (Source)

One must be aware of how fragile freedom can be, and how easily it has been taken away by others. People must look to the past to be able to appreciate the freedom they currently possess.

A lack of freedom in some cases could have dire consequences, such as America’s history with slavery. The slaves were not given much freedom; therefore, they had no liberty to live their lives as they chose.

Freedom gifts one the freedom of speech, and in most countries, some laws protect that right.

Liberty is the freedom to choose the kind of life one wishes to live, without restrictions. It is believed that a society with citizens living with their liberties constitutes to a better economy. There are fewer chances for monopolization, more choices in the market lead to lower prices, and more economic diversity.

More liberty means happier citizens, as this allows each person to express themselves whatever way they see fit without impediment from officials in power.  

Freedom and liberty are fundamental human rights that are key to achieving a functioning society.

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