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    England may as well dam up the waters of the Nile with bulrushes
    as to fetter the step of Freedom, more proud and firm in this
    youthful land than where she treads the sequestered glens of
    Scotland, or couches herself among the magnificent mountains of
    Switzerland.
    - Mrs. Lydia Maria Child,

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There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where read more

There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought.

by Charles Kingsley Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in read more

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility--I welcome it.

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I want free life, and I want fresh air;
And I sigh for the canter after the cattle,
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I want free life, and I want fresh air;
And I sigh for the canter after the cattle,
The crack of the whip like shots in battle,
The medley of horns, and hoofs, and heads
That wars, and wrangles, and scatters and spreads;
The green beneath and the blue above,
And dash, and danger, and life and love.

by Frank Desprez Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that read more

Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?

by George Carlin Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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Bred in the lap of Republican Freedom.

Bred in the lap of Republican Freedom.

by William Godwin Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

by Hume Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

by William Faulkner Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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He who is brave is free.

He who is brave is free.

by Seneca Found in: Freedom Quotes,
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Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

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