Free Country Quotes
Lines weighing freedom against real responsibility
These quotes invoke free country to argue for personal autonomy, from choices about one's own body to the founding idea of America as a haven from black-listed persecution abroad.
The United States was built on the idea that we could create a free country that would serve as a haven for those fleeing persecution.
We Americans like to believe we live in a free country with the right to use the justice system to ensure that government abuses are stopped or redressed. That's far from the truth, and it's an awful thing to experience...
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There is no shame in black athletes not wanting to be role models, but there should be shame when they don't behave like one. It's a free country and people can do whatever they want. But just because we can...
I always think that reforms and turning China into a free country is a long and tortuous process. Despite this, in a totalitarian state, the fight for freedom comes from the accumulative efforts of the people; without such efforts, very...
Alone Quotes
The United States is, after all, supposed to be a free country - and it has never made any sense to me that choices about what to put into our own bodies aren't ours and ours alone.
It's harder, but we're still finding oil in Oklahoma today. The bar has been raised on startup companies, but it can still be done. Every regulation and every rule limits you, but, yes, it can still be done. That's the...
Between richer and poorer classes in a free country a mutually respecting antagonism is much healthier than pity on the one hand and dependence on the other, as is, perhaps, the next best thing to fraternal feeling.
For a free country to continue thriving, there have to be regular reforms, because any society, any economy that stays in place, you're going to see repeated attempts to exploit the openings for twisting policy to the advantage of those...
Frequently Asked Questions
Do these quotes agree on what a free country should guarantee?
What founding idea is referenced about the United States?
Is bodily autonomy discussed as part of being a free country?
Does any quote mention role models and public behavior?
Where can I find more quotes about doing your best?
Others push back gently, noting that being free to do whatever you want doesn't erase the shame of failing to best serve as a role model when given the chance.
