The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power.
Collective freedom is one devoid of material bondage and one that supports the institutions necessary for democracy.
I would hate to see the idea of freedom disappear, and I wonder if maybe it will.
I salute all the nations of the Arab Spring and I salute the heroic people of Syria who are striving for freedom, democracy and reform.
Freedom from militarism will give the German people the opportunity, if they will but seize it, to apply their great energies and abilities to the works of peace.
America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.
If you give children the freedom to do very little, quite a lot will do very little.
I wasn't a woman who stayed tiny like I thought I would. I definitely gave myself the freedom to eat what I wanted.
Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.
We have the largest economy and the strongest military in the world. Our core values of freedom and opportunity are ascendant around the globe.
When truth is no longer free, freedom is no longer real: the truths of the police are the truths of today.
It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you.
The United States, for a French citizen, is a friend, an ally, to whom we owe, along with most Europeans, our freedom.
Routine is a declivity down which many governments slide, and routine says that freedom of the press is dangerous.
Humanism: an exaltation of freedom, but one limited by our need to exercise it as an integral part of nature and society.
Central authority is bad. The bias should be for freedom. And without a central authority, there are lots of little authorities, and we learn which ones to trust.
Freedom is not won by merely overthrowing a tyrannical ruler or an oppressive regime. That is usually only the prelude to a new tyranny, a new oppression.
To me, music has to be about freedom. It's the most important thing in my life.
I'd read up on the history of our country and I'd become fascinated with the story of the Alamo. To me it represented the fight for freedom, not just in America, but in all countries.
'Success' is a seductive word. Thousands of books have been written on the subject. They promise money, freedom, leisure, and luxury.
