Freedom Quotes

"When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object."

"I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person."

"Adam Smith pointed out that there were three things that make us more prosperous, in a general sort of way: freedom to pursue our own self-interest; specialization, which he called division of labor; and freedom of trade."

"Rock n' roll to me is all about freedom of thought and to be whatever you want to be."

"Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation."

"A constitutional tradition that works is one that is in a constant state of dynamic evolution. You have a written constitution that says 'x,' but no constitutional system works if it just follows what's in that written constitution and never changes. Interpretation gives it the freedom to change."

"A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free."

"This is America. Anyone is free to protest about anything they want."

"We must break up the eurozone. We must set those Mediterranean countries free."

"My fundamental tenets are concerned with freedom of the individual; the market isn't perfect, but it's the best available way of allocating resources."

"There aren't many people who really put their life on the line for human freedom."

"If the Scottish people decide to opt for independence, it would not be a good idea for Scotland to maintain a very rigid link to the pound."

"Indeed, a major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself."

"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

"Where the state begins, individual liberty ceases, and vice versa."

"Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it."

"Some people try to get you out of slavery for you to be their slave."

"Military operations cannot be tidy or free of friction - particularly in a coalition whose contributing nations see the campaign through national prisms."

"I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of fiction, where I get to invent everything, and tidy, conclusive endings are within my control."

"A normal way that the American free market system has worked is that we have a process of unwinding. It's called bankruptcy. It doesn't mean, necessarily, that the industry is eclipsed or that it's gone. Often times, the phoenix rises out of the ashes."