Famous Quotes

"Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society."

Felix Frankfurter on Freedom

More quotes about Freedom

• "Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged."

  Ronald Reagan on Freedom

• "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 on Freedom

• "If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom."

  Dwight D. Eisenhower on Freedom

• "I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."

  Robert A. Heinlein on Freedom

• "Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err."

  Mahatma Gandhi on Freedom

More quotes by Felix Frankfurter

• "Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man."

• "To some lawyers, all facts are created equal."

• "The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes."

• "The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind."

• "Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late."