Fighting For Freedom Quotes

• Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Freedom, 4th Of July, Direct Action

  "Letter from Birmingham Jail," 16 Apr. 1963

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• Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

  Ronald Reagan

  Strength, Peace, Children

  Ronald Reagan (1983). “A Time for Choosing: The Speeches of Ronald Reagan, 1961-1982”, Gateway Books

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• Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.

  Bob Marley

  Encouraging, Memorial Day, Freedom

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest.

  Oliver Tambo

  Love, Country, Peace

  Letter From Dar Es-Salaam to E.S. Reddy, www.sahistory.org.za. January 17, 1967.

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• Men fight for freedom; then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Freedom, Fighting, Men

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  For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.158, Pan Macmillan

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• Freedom is the very essence of our nation. To be sure, ours is not a perfect nation. But even with our troubles, we remain the beacon of hope for oppressed peoples everywhere. Never give up the fight for freedom - a fight which, though it may never end, is the most ennobling known to man.

  Ronald Reagan

  Giving Up, Fighting, Men

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• You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.

  Malcolm X

  Freedom, Fighting, Intelligent

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• Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.

  Nelson Mandela

  Struggle, Sacrifice, Fighting

  Nelson Mandela (1973). “No Easy Walk to Freedom”, p.109, Heinemann

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• A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

  John Stuart Mill

  Freedom, War, Military

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  Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off.

  Fannie Lou Hamer

  Running, Religious, Fall

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• We will not be led like sheep to the slaughter.

  Abba Kovner

  Freedom, Taken, Patriotic

  "Freedom fighters" by Andrew Pulver, www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2001.

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• I'm still convinced. We all fight for freedom, but the foundation of freedom is equality and justice. And we are all on the road.

  Evo Morales

  Fighting, Justice, Foundation

  Interview with David Hirschman, bigthink.com. September 22, 2010.

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• if I fall, I will fall five-feet four-inches forward in the fight for freedom.

  Fannie Lou Hamer

  Freedom, Fall, Fighting

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• At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want... for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Freedom, War, Fighting

  Eleanor Roosevelt, David Emblidge (1989). “Eleanor Roosevelt's My Day: Her Acclaimed Columns, 1936-1945”

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• My people are scared of the air around them, they always have an excuse not to fight for freedom.

  Fela Kuti

  Fighting, Air, People

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• So keep fighting for freedom and justice, beloveds.

  Molly Ivins

  Fighting, Justice

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• Every artist, every scientist, every writer must decide now where he stands. The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or for slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative.

  Paul Robeson

  Fighting, Artist, Choices

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• What matters Death, if Freedom be not dead?
  No flags are fair, if Freedom's flag be furled.
  Who fights for Freedom, goes with joyful tread
  To meet the fires of Hell against him hurled.

  Joyce Kilmer

  Fighting, Fire, What Matters

  Joyce Kilmer (1968). “Joyce Kilmer: Memoir and poems”

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• Everyone talks about freedom. All around the world different people, different races, different countries are fighting for freedom. But what is freedom? In America we speak of living in a free country. But are we really free? Are we free to be who we really are? The answer is no, we are not free. True freedom has to do with the human spirit-it is freedom to be who we really are. Who stops us from being free? We blame the government, we blame the weather, we blame our parents, we blame religion, we blame God. Who really stops us from being free? We stop ourselves.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Country, Freedom, Fighting

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• I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny.

  Zell Miller

  Fighting, Tyrants, America

  Zell Miller's Speech at the Republican National Convention in New York City, New York, www.cbsnews.com. September 1, 2004.

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• When it comes to fighting for freedom, those who are willing to fight should not be limited by our bigotry. Only rewarded with our gratitude.

  John Ridley

  Gratitude, Fighting, Should

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.

  Colin Powell

  Military, Patriotic, Fighting

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• I'm not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.

  Tom Waits

  Fighting, Justice, World

  Song: Day After Tomorrow, Album: Real Gone, 2004

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• The artist must elect to fight for Freedom or for Slavery.

  Paul Robeson

  Freedom, Fighting, Artist

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