Quotes about TRUE Freedom

Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an aggressiveness that spares no one. The challenge that is already with us is the temptation to accept as true freedom what in reality is only a new form of slavery. Votes: 7

I believe firmly that in making ethical decisions, man has the prerogative of true freedom of choice. Votes: 6

True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion. Votes: 6

True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price. Votes: 6

True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others. Votes: 6

How often I have found that we grow to maturity not by doing what we like, but by doing what we should. How true it is that not every 'should' is a compulsion, and not every 'like' is a high morality and true freedom. Votes: 6

True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline. Votes: 5

Only necessity understood, and bondage to the highest is identical with true freedom. Votes: 4

True freedom comes about through confidence in liberating any and all thought states. Votes: 4

What most clearly characterizes true freedom and its true employment is its misemployment. Votes: 4

Nonresistance, nonjudgment, and nonattachment are the three aspects of true freedom and enlightened living. Votes: 4

The renowned seventh-century Zen master Seng-tsan taught that true freedom is being "without anxiety about imperfection. Votes: 4

it takes getting everything you ever wanted and then losing it, to know what true freedom is Votes: 4

The freedom to kill is not a true freedom, but a tyranny that reduces human beings to slavery. Votes: 4

True freedom is to share All the chains our brothers wear, And, with heart and hand, to be Earnest to make others free! Votes: 4

True freedom is living as if you had completely chosen whatever you feel or experience in this moment. This inner alignment with the Now is the end of suffering. Votes: 4

Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness. Votes: 4

Seek and find the freedom of the spirit, for where there is true freedom, there is peace, and where there is peace, there is love,and it is love that unlocks all doors. Votes: 4

America you are beautiful . . . and blessed . . . . The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being, but especially the weakest and most defenseless. If you want equal justice for all and true freedom and lasting peace, then America, defend life. Votes: 4

Let us not accept violence as the way of peace. Let us instead begin by respecting true freedom: the resulting peace will be able to satisfy the world's expectations, for it will be a peace built on justice, a peace founded on the incomparable dignity of the free human being. Votes: 4

We can be unhappy about many things, but jy can still be there... It is important to become aware that at every moment of our life we have an opportunity to choose joy... It is in the choice that our true freedom lies, and that freedom is, in the final analysis, the freedom to love. Votes: 4

I once had a dreams of becoming a beautiful poet, but upon an unfortunate series of events some of those dreams dashed and divided like a million stars in the night sky that I wished on over and over again, sparkling and broken. But I didn't really mind, because I knew that it takes getting everything you ever wanted, and then losing it to know what true freedom is. Votes: 4

It is clear that the flame of True Freedom had passed with naval supremacy and constitutional, consultative government from the United Provinces to Great Britain, where it was regarded with quite as much national pride. Votes: 3

You don't have true freedom until you allow a diversity of opinion and a diversity of voices. Votes: 2

I'm very keen on having true freedom of expression. True freedom of faith. And free practice of religious faith. Votes: 2

I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity. Votes: 2

The paradox of faith is that when we conform our lives to Christ then we gain our true freedom. And its fruit is profound and lasting happiness. Votes: 2

It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom. Votes: 2

Implicit in true freedom of spirit lies a proud and virile will. Such glorious power of free will to choose, envisages beneficent social responsibility as manifest and welcome. Votes: 2

Democracy still has a real hope and chance in Iraq, and true freedom in this country would be the greatest testament to those who gave their lives for it. Votes: 2

Religion, art, and science flourish best in a free society. True, freedom does not afford much opportunity for grand gestures. It has little room for martyrs. But life is not supposed to be about dying well. It is about living well. Votes: 2

The priest is Christ's slave, and Christ himself took the form of a slave and became obedient to death. So the priest in serving human needs lives a Godward life, possessed by God and witnessing that only when lives are utterly possessed by God do they find their true freedom. Votes: 2

It is the truth of grace and not of the law that brings you true freedom. The truth of the law only binds you. In fact, religious bondage is one of the most crippling bondages with which a person can be encumbered. Religious bondage keeps one in constant fear, guilt, and anxiety. Votes: 2

True obedience is true freedom. Votes: 0

True freedom comes from being unknown. Votes: 0

True salvation is freedom from negativity. Votes: 0

In true love, you attain freedom. Votes: 0

There is true freedom in letting go. Votes: 0

While poverty persists, there is no true freedom. Votes: 0

True happiness involves the freedom to be yourself. Votes: 0

True love can exist only in freedom from possession. Votes: 0

True success, true happiness lies in freedom and fulfillment. Votes: 0

Dance constitutes a true recapturing of... freedom and childish play. Votes: 0

The only true law is that which leads to freedom, Votes: 0

Nothing you believe is true. To know this is freedom. Votes: 0

True freedom is to have power over oneself for everything. Votes: 0

Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise. Votes: 0

True intimacy is only build around the freedom to disagree. Votes: 0

True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right. Votes: 0

True and absolute freedom is only found in the presence of God. Votes: 0

LIBERTY! FREEDOM! DEMOCRACY!True anyhow no matter how manyLiars use those words. Votes: 0

The true lover realizes that freedom is needed for loyalty to blossom. Votes: 0

True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to. Votes: 0

It is only through inner peace that we can have true outer freedom. Votes: 0

Freedom is best, I tell thee true, of all things to be won. Votes: 0

I feel that true freedom lies within, where I shall never find it. Votes: 0

True freedom is to be free from the desire to be free from anything. Votes: 0

The wholeness and freedom we seek is our true nature, who we really are. Votes: 0

When we become captive to the Word of God, then we discover true freedom. Votes: 0

True freedom is the right to say something that others don't want to hear. Votes: 0

The true liberation, the true path to freedom, lay in the ability to forgive. Votes: 0

That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ. Votes: 0

The dream world, the true freedom of the imagination, does not open to self-conscious manipulation. Votes: 0

True freedom means freeing oneself from the dictates of the ego and its accompanying emotions. Votes: 0

Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts; it comes from seeing what is true. Votes: 0

True freedom is in not having a master, but in making the master your slave Votes: 0

True freedom is tolerant. It gives people the right to live and think in new ways. Votes: 0

Willing sets you free: that is the true doctrine of will and freedom--thus Zarathustra instructs you. Votes: 0

Believing that the dream of freedom, brotherhood, and peace for all mankind will someday come true. Votes: 0

True freedom from fear consists of totally resigning one's life into the hands of the Lord. Votes: 0

Obedience leads to true freedom. The more we obey revealed truth, the more we become liberated. Votes: 0

True salvation is freedom from negativity, and above all from past and future as a psychological need. Votes: 0

I experience true freedom when I accept, understand, and move on from the conditioning of the past. Votes: 0

True observation begins when devoid of set patterns; freedom of expression occurs when one is beyond system. Votes: 0

Liberal learning is both a safeguard against false ideas of freedom and a source of true ones. Votes: 0

Where true inner freedom is, there is God. And where God is, there we want to be. Votes: 0

To a book collector, you see, the true freedom of all books is somewhere on his shelves. Votes: 0

The True Lover is the one who realizes that Loyalty must go hand in hand with Freedom. Votes: 0

Time and space, and freedom. That's what I want most. Isn't that true for all of us? Votes: 0

Freedom and victory belong to those who remain true and strong despite temptation to be dishonest and weak. Votes: 0

I get freedom out of hip-hop. I get to be a true artist without any shackles or harnesses. Votes: 0

The right to figure things out for yourself is the only true freedom everyone shares. Go use it. Votes: 0

True freedom lies within how and if we choose to fly,Perhaps I need to focus on flying, Votes: 0

That is really the freedom that allows you to create something that is exciting because who knows what's true? Votes: 0

It is only when one is thoroughly true that there can be purity and freedom. Falsehood always punishes itself. Votes: 0

Singing provides a true sense of lightheartedness. If I sing when I am alone, I feel wonderful. It's freedom. Votes: 0

True ahimsa should mean a complete freedom from ill-will and anger and hate and an overflowing love for all. Votes: 0

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others. Votes: 0

It is through realizing loving presence as our very essence, through being that presence, that we discover true freedom. Votes: 0

True religion always moves us to serve others and to give our lives to see those oppressed find freedom. Votes: 0

When you reduce what you need in life to the bare minimum, then that's when you achieve true freedom. Votes: 0

The notion of freedom proclaimed by the modern world is anti-discipline. But true freedom cannot be separated from discipline. Votes: 0

Intellectually, as politically, the direction of all true progress is towards greater freedom, and along an endless succession of ideas. Votes: 0

You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way". Votes: 0

True freedom is understanding that we have a choice in who and what we allow to have power over us. Votes: 0

Freedom and not servitude is the cure of anarchy; as religion, and not atheism, is the true remedy of superstition. Votes: 0

The true opposite of depression is not gaiety or absence of pain, but vitality: the freedom to experience spontaneous feelings. Votes: 0

No genuine equality, no real freedom, no true manhood or womanhood can exist on any foundation save that of pecuniary independence. Votes: 0

Love is authentic only when it gives freedom. Love is true only when it respects the other person's individuality, his privacy. Votes: 0

If there's one observation that rings true in today's changing world, it is that freedom and peace go hand in hand. Votes: 0

True politeness is perfect ease and freedom. It simply consists in treating others just as you love to be treated yourself. Votes: 0

True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power. Votes: 0

Those who have a true love of freedom will do everything in their power to keep the freedom that they have. Votes: 0

It's true that in Cuba there are double standards, there's opportunism, and there is a lack of freedom in some ways. Votes: 0

..the true test of spirituality [is] in the freedom to live among people compassionately....Prayer frees us to be controlled by God. Votes: 0

When we rise above our temptations and resist them, we exercise self-control. And that's when we experience true freedom and emotional health. Votes: 0

The true task is to unite and organize all workers...and it is the workers themselves who must secure freedom for themselves.... Votes: 0

This excessive licence, which the anarchists think is the only true freedom, provides the stock, as it were, from which a tyrant grows. Votes: 0

True freedom doesn't lie in the maximization of choice, but, ironically, is most easily found in a life where there is little choice. Votes: 0

And does not true freedom mean choosing ways in this world that lead to the good of all and are guided by love? Votes: 0

A man must keep a little back shop where he can be himself without reserve. In solitude alone can he know true freedom. Votes: 0

The aim of university education should be to turn out true servants of the people who will live and die for the country's freedom. Votes: 0

True freedom is an inward state of being. Once it is attained, no situation in the world can bind one or limit one's freedom. Votes: 0

True freedom is always spiritual. It has something to do with your innermost being, which cannot be chained, handcuffed, or put into a jail. Votes: 0

The real purpose of est was to create space for people to participate in life - to experience true space and freedom in life. Votes: 0

Charlie Hebdo: Satire was the father of true political freedom, born in the 18th century; the scourge of bigots and tyrants. Sing its praises. Votes: 0

True freedom starts with absolute honesty. The moment you call a problem by its real name, you're already learning how to make it less harmful. Votes: 0

True life is creativity, not development: it is the freedom for creative acts, for creative fire, rather than necessity and the heaviness of congealing self-perfection. Votes: 0

Being famous is like a dream come true but it's really difficult because you lose your freedom. I don't want to lose being a kid. Votes: 0

Only freedom from prejudice and tireless zeal avail for the most holy of the endeavours of mankind, the practice of the true art of healing. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by heroism so called. Votes: 0

True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want. Votes: 0

Peace is more than just an absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom, and true peace dictates the recognition of human rights. Votes: 0

True freedom, which is full joy, is the complete recognition of law and adaptation to it. Bondage comes from ignorance of law or opposition to it. Votes: 0

The ideal life is you don't sell a single magazine, nobody's interested, but they want to come see your movie. Because that gives you true freedom. Votes: 0

There will be no true freedom without virtue, no true science without religion, no true industry without the fear of God and love to your fellow citizens. Votes: 0

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. Votes: 0

To have too much time is not good, you have to force yourself. And human beings aren't meant for true freedom. I've learned that, having had it. Votes: 0

No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it Votes: 0

The true miracle lies in our eagerness to allow, appreciate, and honor the uniqueness, and freedom of each sentient being to sing the song of their heart. Votes: 0

I would actually love to fly. I think that that would be probably the most exhilarating feeling, and as close as you can get to true freedom. Votes: 0

It is the main motivation of mankind to be free, to express our true selves and pursue our dreams without restriction--to experience what may be called Personal Freedom. Votes: 0

I do not wish to give (women) a first place, still less a second one- but the complete freedom to take their true place, whatever it may be. Votes: 0

He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and a true American champion. Votes: 0

Yes! to this thought I hold with firm persistence; The last result of wisdom stamps it true; He only earns his freedom and existence Who daily conquers them anew. Votes: 0

True freedom is an empty cup, because it can be filled with anything. Freedom sounds great, until someone hands it to you, and then it just makes you thirsty. Votes: 0

A man should keep for himself a little back shop, all his own, quite unadulterated, in which he establishes his true freedom and chief place of seclusion and solitude. Votes: 0

Democracy still has a real hope and chance in Iraq, and true freedom in this country would be the greatest testament to those who gave their lives for it Votes: 0

In both life and work, stay flexible. Whether in a country, a company, or a family, the same holds true: Dictatorship and rigidity rarely work. Freedom and elasticity do. Votes: 0

True freedom is not the liberty to do anything we please, but the liberty to do what we ought; and it is genuine liberty because doing what we ought now pleases us Votes: 0

The freedom from something is not true freedom. The freedom to do anything you want to do is also not the freedom I am talking about. My vision of freedom is to be yourself. Votes: 0

When you aren't satisfied with what has already been done, make something better. That is the greatest responsibility and the true freedom of creativity. The freedom is in that it doesn't need to complain. Votes: 0

Freedom is a double-edged ideal, because true freedom comes without the protection of laws that also enslave us by defining us--female, male; Christian, Islamic; good, evil. All at the whim of a frail minority. Votes: 0