“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
“Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The Fourth of July should be celebrated with fireworks and parades, but also with a renewed commitment to the principles of liberty and justice for all.” – Barack Obama
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan
“Independence Day is a good day to recommit ourselves to the principles of freedom and democracy that this country was founded on.” – Bill Clinton
“Let freedom never perish in your hands.” – Joseph Addison
“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” – George Washington
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Independence is happiness.” – Susan B. Anthony
“Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.” – Thomas Paine
“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.” – Kwame Nkrumah
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
“Independence is a heady draft, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more.” – Maya Angelou
“Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.” – Moshe Dayan
“Independence is the only gauge of human virtue and progress. No nation can be really great until it is independent.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought. Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Liberty is the right to choose, freedom is the result of that choice.” – Anonymous
“Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgement. In a free society, the judgement of a man’s equals is to be preferred to that of a government.” – Ayn Rand
“Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
“Freedom is not something that can be given. It is something people must take for themselves.” – Malala Yousafzai
“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.” – Herbert Hoover
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell
“Freedom is not the absence of fear, but the power to overcome it.” – Nelson Mandela
“The spirit of freedom is not a matter of words, but of deeds.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Freedom is not the absence of responsibility, but the ability to fulfill it.” – Anonymous
“Freedom is the right to live as we wish.” – Epictetus
“Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things.” – Ronald Reagan
“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.” – James Baldwin
“Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Freedom is the right to make choices, and the consequences of those choices” – Anonymous
“Freedom is the ability to be yourself without fear” – John Lennon
“Freedom is not a reward or a decoration that is celebrated with champagne, but rather a long, tireless and difficult fight to be fought every day.” – Albert Camus
“Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to create it ourselves.” – Sojourner Truth
“Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. It is the most vital element of life” – Moshe Dayan
“Freedom is not the absence of rules, but the ability to make your own.” – Unknown
“Freedom is the ability to live your life in your own way, without the fear of persecution or oppression” – Unknown
“Freedom is not a privilege, it is a responsibility” – Unknown
“Freedom is the will to be responsible for one’s self” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong” – John G. Diefenbaker
“Freedom is the ability to make choices, and the wisdom to make the right ones” – Unknown
“Freedom is not something that is given to us by others, it is something we have to take for ourselves” – Emma Goldman
“Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.” – Cory A. Booker
“Freedom is the foundation of all progress, whether it be social, economic or political” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Freedom is not the absence of responsibility, but the opportunity to fulfill it” – Unknown
“Freedom is the right to be human. It is the right to question, to think, to learn, to create, to speak, to share, to love, to live” – Unknown
“Freedom is the power to shape our own lives, to pursue our own goals, to develop our own talents, to speak our minds” – Hillary Clinton
“Freedom is the ability to make mistakes and learn from them, without the fear of consequences” – Unknown
“Freedom is the cornerstone of human progress. It is the fundamental human right that enables us to live with dignity and purpose” – George W. Bush
“Freedom is not something that can be given, it must be taken” – Unknown
“Freedom is the birthright of every human being, and it is our duty as citizens to defend and preserve it for future generations” – Unknown
“Freedom is the right to be who you are, and to do what you want, as long as you don’t hurt anyone else” – Unknown
“Freedom is the unalienable right of all human beings, to live, to love, and to be free” – Unknown
“Freedom is not the absence of challenges, but the ability to rise above them” – Unknown
“Freedom is the ability to create the life you want and live it on your terms” – Unknown
“Freedom is the ability to make choices and the courage to live with the consequences” – Unknown
“Freedom is the right to express ourselves without fear of repercussions” – Unknown
“Freedom is the power to direct our own lives and shape our own destiny” – Unknown
“Freedom is the ability to pursue our dreams without interference” – Unknown
“Freedom is the ability to think for ourselves and make our own decisions” – Unknown
“Freedom is the power to live our lives as we see fit, without the constraints of others” – Unknown
“Freedom is the cornerstone of human rights and the foundation of a just and equitable society” – Unknown
“Freedom is the ability to be true to ourselves and live authentically” – Unknown