7,738 Quotes About Freedom

Montrose decided then and there that a full library, one made of old-fashioned paper books with bindings, the kind that cannot be electronically re-edited by anonymous lines of hidden code, was just as much a necessity for a free man as a shooting iron or a printing press.

The library is a symbol of freedom.

Yours might not be a quest for heroism. Yours might be to win a personal victory over a habit. Yours might be a personal battle to gain freedom from fears. A simple win is right

He who could want for nothing desires my being my essence. My fellowship. He wants my freedom for his sake and mine and it’s hard to comprehend this love. He created me for love and to love him. Yet this is not all he created me to be loved by him and to be sustained by this love.

When we lose our attachment to symbols and images we are freed from the tyranny of memory.

Stitch. Pull. Stitch. Pull. Fabric turned. Stitch.María Marta’s mind wandered to the open spaces of her childhood, the rhythm of a cantering horse fueling her daydreams, Tree’s branches spreading inside her head, dissolving the cramped ceiling of the rooms that they rented into the majesty of open land and infinite sky. All the beauty of her youth stored up in her head, an endless supply of fresh air.

In order for evil to go down, the good had to fight, suffer and die. We won, but only after suffering a lot of pain and I’m sure many have had second thoughts. Despite everything, we had new hope after the battle. We cleared the agitation. We were free. The same goes for this war. The good on both sides needs to survive and the bad needs to wither away.

There are two prerequisites to growing wings: the first is to feel encircled and the second is to believe that you can break the circle.

If chasing a pipe dream means securing our freedom, then so be it.