7,738 Quotes About Freedom

This is true freedom: to be capable of leaving ourselves, crossing the boundaries of our little world to open up the universe.

In reality, there is no such thing as absolute freedom. The rules of social interaction determine one's freedom.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

I grew up with absolutely no religion at all, and it was probably one of the best things that happened to me. I didn't have to unlearn anything.

Socialism is not really an option in the material world. There can be no collective ownership of anything materially scarce. One or another faction will assert control in the name of society. Inevitably, the faction will be the most powerful in society -- that is, the state. This is why all attempts to create socialism in scarce goods or services devolve into totalitarian systems of top-down planning.

Free-market capitalism is a network of free and voluntary exchanges in which producers work, produce, and exchange their products for the products of others through prices voluntarily arrived at.

When you believe the TRUTH, there's an incredible freedom. You're free to live without fear.

Socialism may be established by force, as in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—or by vote, as in Nazi (National Socialist) Germany. The degree of socialization may be total, as in Russia—or partial, as in England. Theoretically, the differences are superficial; practically, they are only a matter of time. The basic principle, in all cases, is the same.

The profit of the one is the profit of the other.