Right To Freedom Quotes

Forget the conspiracy theories! God gave us the right to vote, and He gave the United States, and all of its citizens, freedom through democracy. — Monica Johnson

I will always vote on the side of freedom and our right to keep and bear arms. — Mel Martinez

If someone isn't in your definition of "gorgeous" or "beautiful", it doesn't give you the right to call them ugly. — Abdullah Bashir

Any director or writer or artist has the right to do what they want to do - freedom of expression is something I celebrate. — Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

Science and democracy are the right and left hands of what I'll refer to as the move from the realm of necessity to the realm of freedom. — Karl Marx

I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security. — Bill Owens

May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please but as the opportunity to do what is right. — Peter Marshall

Those who accept freedom of religion as a right are obligated by this acceptance to take the maintenance of freedom of religion as a duty. — Joseph Leon Blau

There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. — Isaac Asimov

We have no right to prejudice another in his civil enjoyments because he is of another church. — Thomas Jefferson

Divine life is basically the inner freedom to choose the right and the good spontaneously. — Thomas Keating

People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn't bother me. It's other people doing the calling that bothers me. — Octavia E. Butler

Wild animals are not meant to be owned, any more than human beings are. Nobody has the right to pass a cougar or a gorilla on from hand to hand. — Pat Derby

Does freedom of speech give the right to offend? — Maajid Nawaz

I'm tired of the ayatollahs of the right wing. We're fighting for freedom in Iraq. We're going to fight for freedom in America. — Howard Dean

I always make sure that the world will prove me right. It gives me the freedom to contradict myself. — Criss Jami

Every child has a right to be well-born, well-nurtured and well-taught, and only the freedom of woman can guarantee him this right. — Helen Keller

I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech. — Stockwell Day

The right is absolute ... government has no authority to forbid me from owning a firearm ... the debate is not about guns. It is about freedom. — Tom McClintock

Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people. — Jim C. Hines

We have the freedom of choice, to choose what's right. — Fennel Hudson

It's a season of life, if your granted peace, freedom and you got the right person to love. — Auliq Ice

Freedom is...the right to write the wrong words. — Patti Smith

Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly. — Hillary Clinton

Freedom is the right to live without fear. — Lakshmy Menon Chatterjee

Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission. — Joseph Sobran

Right motives give pinions to thought, and strength and freedom to speech and action. — Mary Baker Eddy

[O]ur greatest contributions to the cause of freedom and development overseas is not what we do over there, but what we do right here at home. — Frances Moore Lappe

Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else. — Epictetus

No, freedom was not lack of responsibilities - it was being able to do what was right, without having to worry if it was also wrong. — Brandon Sanderson

Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice. — Jules Renard

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought. — Pope John Paul II

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. — George Orwell

Sometimes a people lose their right to remain silent when pressured to remain silent. — Criss Jami

I have recognized that the nation has the right, if it so wills, to vindicate her freedom even by actual violence. — Mahatma Gandhi

A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. — James Madison

You have every right to be free, Miss Langdon. No one is denying you that. But freedom is only valuable if you use your freedom wisely. — Melanie Dickerson

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. — S.G. Tallentyre

It is not so much freedom of speech but the right to truth that great men protect. — Criss Jami

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. — Voltaire

True freedom is tolerant. It gives people the right to live and think in new ways. — John Twelve Hawks

Freedom is the right to never have to lie. — Albert Camus

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things. — Naguib Mahfouz

If by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way. — Tsunetomo Yamamoto

If freedom means anything at all, it is the right to primacy in regard to sexuality, reproduction, medical care and death. — Jacob M. Appel

I'm a feminist, a 21st-century feminist - which means choice and freedom. One has the right to be both glamorous and ethically structured. — Arielle Dombasle

Life's too short to not forgive those who hurt us. I trust you to do what's right. Right by your own heart. ... Forgiveness sets you free. — Cheryl Kaye Tardif

I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended. — Taslima Nasrin

I think I have a right to live my life the way I like. — Malala Yousafzai

Freedom is not the right to do as you please but the liberty to do as you ought. — Suzanne Woods Fisher

Whereas each man claims his freedom as a matter of right, the freedom he accords to other men is a matter of toleration. — Walter Lippmann

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw. — Nelson Mandela

It is unthinkable that a national government which represents women should ignore the issue of the right of all women to political freedom. — Lucy Burns

The freedom of a government does not depend on the quality of its laws, but upon the power that has the right to create them. — Thaddeus Stevens

...the right to think, to speak, and to write in freedom and without fear is ultimately a more sacred thing than any religion. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Freedom has nothing to do with having the right to vote for your oppressor; freedom is not having any form of oppression. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Everyone has the right to play their cards their own way. — Marty Rubin

Art is sacred.
Punk rock is freedom.
Expression and right to express is vital.
Anyone can be artistic. — Kurt Cobain

Every individual should have both the right to join a union and the right to not join a union should they so choose. It's about basic human freedom. — Michael Baumgartner

We have no right to believe that freedom can be won without struggle. — Che Guevara

And when the time is right, I hope that African Americans will again look to the party of emancipation, civil liberty, and individual freedom. — Rand Paul

Freedom includes the right to go to hell, and the right to tell others to do the same. — Steve Chapman

The right to choose does not mean the choice is right. — Ron Brackin

If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a director. — Andy Garcia

At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life. — Anthony Kennedy

We must have our freedom now. We must have the right to vote. We must have equal protection of the law. — Martin Luther King Jr.

We in Europe ... do not consider the freedom to buy weapons a human right. — Gisela Kallenbach

Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire. — Abbie Hoffman

Freedom is slavery some poets tell us.
Enslave yourself to the right leader's truth,
Christ's or Karl Marx', and it will set you free. — Robert Frost

Making universal prosperity a right is the surest way to universal poverty. — J.S.B. Morse

Ultimate freedom is a man's right to choose his attitude. — Viktor E. Frankl

Does a person have a right to change his or her own religion? This is a fundamental human right, just like a right to freedom of speech. — Miroslav Volf

In many ways, my attachment to human freedom was completely compatible with my right to live freely as a homosexual. — Andrew Sullivan

What is the freedom of the most free? To do what is right! — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

The right to be respected is won by respecting others. — Vasyl Sukhomlynsky

We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech. — Boyle Roche

It is far better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains. — Thomas Henry Huxley

To live your life without oppression, making love the way you wish, loving those you wish to be with - is to live on the right of the spectrum. — Auliq Ice

The right to religious freedom has its foundation, not in the church or society or the state, but in the very dignity of the human person. — John Courtney Murray

Under the rubric of religious freedom, we respect the right to worship differently much more than the right to worship not at all. — Wendy Kaminer

Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us. — Stephen R. Covey

While the right to talk may be the beginning of freedom, the necessity of listening is what makes that right important. — Walter Lippmann

I feel like freedom of speech is one of the great things in this country and the freedom to do what you feel is right. — Taya Kyle

Freedom is the right to tell others what they don't want to hear. — George Orwell

To me, freedom means having the power, the inherent right, the capacity and the ability to make choices that honour who I am. — Iyanla Vanzant

Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

People who's freedom is taken away always end up hating somebody. Right? I know I don't want to live like that. — Haruki Murakami

Freedom means the right to be stupid. — Penn Jillette

Being right is less important to us than the freedom to be wrong. — Jean Rostand

Both David Koresh and Timothy McVeigh fell in the fight for freedom, the right of the Americans to be left alone. — Eduard Limonov

The right to "liberty" and "pursuit" of happiness is incompatible with a government that makes choices for you. — A.E. Samaan

Freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want. Freedom is the strength of character to do what is good, true, noble, and right. — Matthew Kelly

The first principle of freedom is the right to go to hell in your own handbasket. — Robert A. Heinlein

Every right is married to a duty, every freedom owes a corresponding responsibility. — Russell Kirk

The right to err, which means the freedom to try experiments, is the universal condition of all progress. — Mahatma Gandhi

Natural isn't the same as right. Normal isn't the same as moral. Everyone deserves a say in what happens to the world. — Audrey Greathouse

So they're looking for a new face, with a voice to go along. I can tell you right now that ain't my style. I don't do no sing alongs, with my freedom. — Tegan Quin

I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself. — Oscar Wilde

Freedom to do what one likes is really bondage, while being free to do what one must, what is right, is real freedom. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Freedom of speech is a two way street, man. You have the right to say whatever you want and the Boss has a right to tell the police to arrest you. — Lenny Bruce