#free

In every country where there is a vicious oppression, a peaceful and a continuous civil disobedience is the magical door opening to the freedom! ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

#freedom

...The queen's mocking laughter cut in. "This is your treasure, Lord Sheftu?" "Aye. The greatest treasure in Egypt—a maid whose loyalty cannot be bought. Whatever bargain we make, Daughter of the Sun, must include her freedom. ↗

— Eloise Jarvis McGraw

#egypt #historical-fiction #ya-fiction #freedom

Rights are not easy to obtain, and once we understand this, we must work attentively and persistently - and never become careless or lazy. ↗

— Malalai Joya

#politics #progress #rights #freedom

So: outside, and to the black rush of the Presumpscot River. To freedom. For me, the world was beginning. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#freedom

Being Contented goes beyond our material wants; contentment sets us free from the illusion of having more or “Better things”, or expecting “better times" it sets us free from the illusion that somehow things should be different. ↗

— Martin Suarez

#clinging #contentment #freedom #freedom

Some journeys lead nowhere, but they set the spirit free ↗

— Jocelyn Murray

#journey #life #soul #spirit #spiritual-growth

Be like a duck, paddling and working very hard inside the water, but what everyone sees is a smiling and calm face. ↗

— Manoj Arora

#duck #face #hard-work #smile #smilin

The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom." [Dissenting, Public Utilities Commission v. Pollak, 343 U.S. 451, 467 (1952)] ↗

— William O. Douglas

#privacy #solitude #freedom

Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules. ↗

— Aristotle

#philosophy #freedom

...The arbitrary power of the Government is unlimited, and unexampled in history; freedom of the Press, of opinion and of movement are as thoroughly exterminated as though the proclamation of the Rights of Man had never been. ↗

— Arthur Koestler

#darkness-at-noon #liberty #politics #soviet-union #freedom