"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
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Eleanor Roosevelt
“Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.”
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.”
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Thomas Jefferson
“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.”
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John F. Kennedy
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
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Ronald Reagan
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."
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Martin Luther King Jr.
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
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Bob Dylan
"A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom."
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Albert Einstein
“Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.”
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Abraham Lincoln
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and under a just God, cannot long retain it.”
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Rosa Parks
"I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people."