Freedom Quotes
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.
I think it`s an enormous blessing to be the child of an immigrant who fled oppression, because you realize how fragile liberty is and how easily it can be taken away.
I wanted to be free, free to do and to give only as my whims dictated. [...] The moment anything was expected or demanded of me I balked. That was the form my independence took.
There`s something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.
Nearly all men are slaves for the same reason that the Spartans assigned for the servitude of the Persians - lack of power to pronounce the syllable, No. To be able to utter that word and live alone, are the only two means to preserve one`s freedom and one`s character.
Punk is musical freedom. It`s saying, doing and playing what you want. [...] `Nirvana` means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that`s pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock.
The air smells sweeter and time stands still any day you`re in the world and everyone else is working or in school.