Freedom

Famous quotes containing the word freedom:

“When a man hath no freedom to fight for at home,
Let him combat for that of his neighbors;
Let him think of the glories of Greece and of Rome,
And get knocked on the head for his labors.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

“For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”
—Bible: New Testament, Galatians 5:1.

“I wish most sincerely there was not a slave in this province. It always appeared a most iniquitous scheme to me—to fight ourselves for what we are daily robbing and plundering from those who have as good a right to freedom as we have.”
—Abigail Adams (1744–1818)