Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.
If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion.
Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.
You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.
Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect.
It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a part of their beauty. Freedom may lead to many transgressions, but it lends even to vices a less ignoble form.