“I have discovered that my freedom is within me, and nothing can destroy it.” ~Janet Frame New Zealand author Janet Frame was born on this day in 1924.
“I have discovered that my freedom is within me, and nothing can destroy it.” ~Janet Frame New Zealand author Janet Frame was born on this day in 1924.
“Until we are all free, we are none of us free.” ~Emma Lazarus American author and activist for Emma Lazarus was born on this day in 1849.
“I need to feel like I have that freedom to make mistakes and to just try things.” ~Megan Rapinoe American professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe was born on this day in 1985.
“Freedom is a public library.” ~Paula Fox American author Paula Fox was born on this day in 1923.
“Once you have perceived that life is very cruel, the only response is to live with as much humanity, humour and freedom as you can.” ~Sarah Kane English playwright, screenwriter, and theatre director Sarah Kane was born on this day in 1971.
“The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the compulsion of conformity or law.”~Eleanor Holmes Norton American lawyer and politician Eleanor Holmes Norton was born on this day in 1937.
“The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class—it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.”~Anna Julia Cooper American author, educator, sociologist, speaker, Black liberation activist, and United States historian Anna Julia Cooper was born on this day in 1858.
“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”~Edward R. Murrow American broadcast journalist and war correspondent Edward R. Murrow was born on this day in 1908.
“Freedom unexercised may be freedom forfeited. The preservation of freedom is in the hands of the people themselves—not of the government.”~Margaret Chase Smith American politician Margaret Chase Smith was born on this day in 1897.
“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.”~Jim Morrison American singer, songwriter, and poet Jim Morrison was born on this day in 1943.
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