During this time of Independence celebration, I am convicted in my soul to reflect on what freedom genuinely means. In doing so, I pored over many historical quotes. The ones I have chosen below are a few thought provoking words, based on an understanding of the right to freedom.
Regardless of where these people stood with their place in history...their words strengthen my spirit to what I believe freedom is…“Let Freedom Reign!”
“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-
“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.”
-Voltaire-
“Freedom consist not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.”
-Pope John Paul II-
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”
-Andre Lorde-
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it is demanded by the oppressed.”
-Martin Luther King Jr. II-
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
-Albert Camus-
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
-George Washington-
“We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression - everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way - everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want - which, translated into world terms, means economic understanding which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime for its inhabitants - everywhere in the world. The fourth is the freedom from fear - which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor - anywhere in the world.”
-Franklin Roosevelt-
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