We hold these truths
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Great Freedom
Freedom cannot be bestowed
Freedom cannot be bestowed – it must be achieved. Elbert Hubbard
In the truest sense,
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Freedom has its life
Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. Dwight D. Eisenhower
It is easy to
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. Dick Cheney
It is a paradoxical
It is a paradoxical statement, but it takes incredible personal discipline to play with great freedom. Dick Bennett
Practicing yoga is a
Practicing yoga is a constant evolution. The Ashtanga system can appear very rigid, with its predetermined sequences, but actually there’s great freedom within its structure. From the repetition, we learn to find depth in the minutiae of the actions and the wonder of breath and prana. David F. Swensen
There are two freedoms
There are two freedoms – the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought. Charles Kingsley
History does not teach
History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. Charles de Gaulle
Out of the Indian
Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity, and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations. Black Elk