#tho

Freedom is an absolute state, there is no such thing as being half-free. ↗

— Daniel Delgado F

#freedom #freedom-of-speech #freedom-of-thought #inspirational-quotes #philosophical

Our natural rights come from an authority beyond the petty rule of man. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#freedom #right #freedom

His ambition was not to become wealthy or to be well known, an image which society for some reason dictates each individual should prescribe to, instead his only ambition was to be at peace with himself, if he could achieve that than anything else he might need would follow. From now on he would question all things in life, but especially the rules and regulations of all authority institutions; he would take nothing on face value and only would accept what he personally knew to undeniably be true. ↗

— Andrew James Pritchard

#choices #freedom-of-expression #inner-peace #questioning-authority #freedom

...the Pope vigorously upholds the real power of redemption to liberate the human heart from the domination of lust, calling men and women to a new "ethos. ↗

— Christopher West

#freedom #life #p #freedom

No truth is more pervasive in Scripture and Christian tradition than this one—that real freedom is found in obedience and servanthood. And yet no truth is more incongruent with modern culture. Here we stand before a stark either-or: the gospel message of true freedom versus the culture's ideal of self-creation, autonomy, and living "my way. ↗

— Roger Olson

#servanthood #freedom

I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. And the greatest of these is freedom. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#freedom-of-thought #freedom

The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#philosophy #thought #freedom

You have never tasted freedom, friend," Dienekes spoke, "or you would know it is purchased not with gold, but steel. ↗

— Steven Pressfield

#warrior #warrior-ethos #freedom

I doubt that my sense of personal freedom is any stronger than anybody else's. I'm happy to respect authority when it's genuine authority, based on moral or intellectual or even technical superiority. I'm eager to follow a hero if we can find one. But I tend to resist or evade any kind of authority based merely on the power to coerce. Government, for example. The Army tried to train us to salute the uniform, not the man. Failed. I will salute the man, maybe, if I think he's worthy of it, but I don't salute uniforms anymore. ↗

— Edward Abbey

#coerce #government #military #respect-for-authority #salute

The Legends fortell that you must make this journey. It is a great distance to the Land of Freedom, and you will face many dangers. So beware. Some places will claim to have freedom, but they will only lead to bondage. There will also be those who try to distract you from your quest. Don't be fooled. Keep going to the Land of Freedom. ↗

— Kevin Grenier

#thomas-and-the-lantern #freedom