“ Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian. ”

“ Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms toward perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action - Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.” ”

“ He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. ”

“ I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. ”

“ People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion. ”

“ Feet, what do I need them for If I have wings to fly. ”

“ All we demanded was our right to twinkle. ”

“ I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it. ”

“ I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended. ”

“ 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. ”

“ When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw. ”

“ I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in. ”