Nation of Sheep, Government of Wolves, Freedom, Edward R. Murrow

"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." - Edward R. Murrow

"We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." - Edward R. Murrow

Both of these can be found at Goodreads, specifically at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/178884.Edward_R_Murrow.

Freedom, Huge Corporations, Stalinism, Noam Chomsky

“It’s ridiculous to talk about freedom in a society dominated by huge corporations. What kind of freedom is there inside a corporation? They’re totalitarian institutions - you take orders from above and maybe give them to people below you. There’s about as much freedom as under Stalinism.” ― Noam Chomsky

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2476.Noam_Chomsky.

Freedom, Individual, Real Leadership, Dwight Eisenhower

"The freedom of the individual and his willingness to follow real leadership are at the core of America's strength." - Dwight Eisenhower, Address at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, 6/9/46

Found in Eisenhower library at https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/eisenhowers/quotes.

Total Security, Freedom, Dwight D. Eisenhower

“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

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/23920.Dwight_D_Eisenhower.

Keep Fightin', Freedom, Justice, Have Fun, Molly Ivins

“So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.” - Molly Ivins

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 34.

Democracy, Freedom, Ideals, Essential to Survival, Noam Chomsky

“In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.” ― Noam Chomsky

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2476.Noam_Chomsky.

Female Cat, Freedom, Kabul, Meryl Streep

“Today in Kabul a female cat has more freedom than a woman. A cat may go sit on her front stoop and feel the sun on her face. She may chase a squirrel in the park. A squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan today because the public parks have been closed to women and girls by the Taliban. A bird may sing in Kabul, but a girl may not in public.” - Actor Meryl Streep, speaking at an event on Afghan women’s rights at the U.N.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Winter 2025, page 6.

No Easy Road, Freedom, Achieve Success, Act Together, Nelson Mandela

“We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success. We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world. Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all.” ― Nelson Mandela

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/367338.Nelson_Mandela?page=8.

Freedom, Economic Security, Dictatorships, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_134721.

Keep Fightin', Freedom, Justice, Have Fun, Molly Ivins

“So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.” - Molly Ivins

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 34.

Democracy, Freedom, Dissidents, Abbie Hoffman

"You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists." - Abbie Hoffman

Found at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/abbie_hoffman.html.

Struggle, Never-Ending Process, Freedom, Coretta Scott King

“Struggle is a never-ending process and freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.” - Coretta Scott King

From The Sun, June 2018, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Democracy, Freedom, Dissidents, Assimilated Conformists, Abbie Hoffman

"You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists." - Abbie Hoffman

Found at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/abbie_hoffman.html.

Struggle, Never-Ending Process, Freedom, Coretta Scott King

“Struggle is a never-ending process and freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.” - Coretta Scott King

From The Sun, June 2018, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Struggle, Never-Ending Process, Freedom, Never Really Won, Coretta Scott King

“Struggle is a never-ending process and freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.” - Coretta Scott King

From The Sun, June 2018, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Measure Democracy, Freedom, Dissidents, Assimilated Conformists, Abbie Hoffman

"You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists." - Abbie Hoffman

Found at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/abbie_hoffman.html.

Measure Democracy, Freedom, Dissidents, Assimilated Conformists, Abbie Hoffman

"You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists." - Abbie Hoffman

Found at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/abbie_hoffman.html.

Nation of Sheep, Government of Wolves, Freedom, Edward R. Murrow

"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." - Edward R. Murrow

"We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." - Edward R. Murrow

Both of these can be found at Goodreads, specifically at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/178884.Edward_R_Murrow.