If it is right for men to fight for their freedom, and God knows what the human race would be like today if men had not, since time began, fought for their freedom, then it is right for women to fight for their freedom and the freedom of the children they bear.
Emmeline Pankhurst
Related Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it. They have decided that it is entirely ri... EMMELINE PANKHURST I have great respect for the men and women that have fought for this country. I have family, I have ... COLIN KAEPERNICK The Amazons were notorious for their freedom: their sexual freedom, their freedom to hunt, to be out... ADRIENNE MAYOR It is doubtful if the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power- power to op... ERIC HOFFER Valor never dies as long as brave souls, willingly give their lives for our freedom. Some may take t... TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to ext... WENDELL WILLKIE Women, like men, ought to have their youth so glutted with freedom they hate the very idea of freedo... VITA SACKVILLE-WEST We wanted the freedom to love. We wanted the freedom to choose. Now we have to fight for it. LAUREN OLIVER What is freedom? Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for oneself the alternatives of... ARCHIBALD MACLEISH To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their... ROWAN ATKINSON The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women. BETTY FORD I cherish my own freedom dearly, but I care even more for your freedom. Too many have died since I w... NELSON MANDELA They had supported him ... for freedom's sake, they would have said; meaning as do all men who mouth... MARGARET BUTLER The United States stands firmly with courageous men and women struggling for their freedom across th... ELIZABETH CHENEY For their lives, for their children's lives, they will give up what little freedom they had left. VICTORIA AVEYARD I'm very hopeful that I'm not the only one who's willing to pick up the baton of freedom... BEN CARSON Indeed, Dr Haxhausen fought to preserve his freedom with very good reason, for he required a great d... THOMAS LIGOTTI Freedom is not a gift of heaven, you have to fight for it every day, SIMON WIESENTHAL With the same oomph they had when they burned their Passports for Physical Freedom, we will burn our... PUTUMA KONQANA In a perfect world, there would be freedom of religion and freedom for all religions to exercise the... NAFTALI BENNETT Today, men and women in uniform ... work so hard on our behalf to protect our freedom (and) our libe... ELAINE CHAO Feminism is universal. You can't just fight for one type of freedom or one type of female power.... YUNA Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, b... NELSON MANDELA "The road to freedom is paved with grave markers of brave men and women, who gave their lives for th... TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN In my view, freedom of speech means the freedom to say things to other people that they don't want t... DAVID IRVING Negative freedom is freedom from - freedom from oppression, whether it's a colonial power or add... OS GUINNESS They gave their lives for freedom. TONY ANDERSON When men are brought face to face with their opponents, forced to listen and learn and mend their id... WALTER LIPPMANN I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought f... WILLIAM MORRIS Because Iranians have had to fight so long and painfully for political freedom, they have a deep app... STEPHEN KINZER I think it's important for people to know that the purpose of the Freedom Walk is to remember the vi... ALLISON BARBER I think we're struggling with trying to redefine various positions at this point in history. To ... FRED WARD Als it is hard for America to fight wars in the name of freedom, if those people themselves choose f... OSWALD MOSLEY Those who see their lives as spoiled and wasted crave equality and fraternity more than they do free... ERIC HOFFER Any time I can spend time with my brothers and sisters who fight for this country and fight for free... JAMES MCCLOUGHAN Today's feminism infantilizes women. If feminism is not about freedom, then what the heck is it for?... JANET ALBRECHTSEN I don't know what to expect in Cuba, ... I think what the Holy Father is for is greater freedom for ... JOHN FOLEY Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how hu... MAHATMA GANDHI Just like freedom, Truth is not cheap. Yet both are worth more than all the gold in the world. But w... SUZY KASSEM Today it is time for every child to have a right to life, right to freedom, right to health, right t... KAILASH SATYARTHI This is completely predictable; it's just the final manifestation of their war on Muslims. Where are... ANJEM CHOUDARY I have only to speak for myself; to speak for freedom for myself; to determine for freedom for mysel... CHARLES LENOX REMOND We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without extern... LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI Freedom. Freedom of religion. Freedom to speak their mind. Freedom to build a life. And yes, freedom... MITT ROMNEY I don't think the only place to fight for freedom is in the halls of Congress. MALCOLM WALLOP The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their grea... GEORGE W. BUSH God would not give us the same talent if what were right for men were wrong for women. SARAH ORNE JEWETT This vision for the Freedom Center should be a tribute, a celebration of those men and women who thr... JOHN CAHILL Men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of defeat, an... WILLIAM MORRIS Books may be burned and cities sacked, but truth like the yearning for freedom, lives in the hearts ... FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The hope of the nation which throughout the nineteenth century had not for a moment reconciled itsel... LECH WALESA I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls, the right to brea... W. E. B. DU BOIS Our forefathers gave their lives for peace and freedom. Our generation has the responsibility to tre... CHEN HONG If this is vise I want no virtue. ... I know what happiness is possible to me ... AYN RAND The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board. D.M. TIMNEY I'm not an Emontional, but how??? I live with the thought that "Nothing can be returned, it has... DEYTH BANGER We call these names out loud to honor the men who died for our freedom. So their sacrifice is not fo... BOB BURCHARD Slavery it is that makes slavery; freedom, freedom. The slavery of women happened when the men were ... RALPH WALDO EMERSON You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human be... MALCOLM X To me, it is just freedom for my race and just overall cultural freedom for everyone and liberty. Ma... JAMES WARD The great majority of these persons appear to have been arrested for exercising their right to freed... IAN MARTIN “Honesty exists as long as parents teach their children to be truthful. Bravery exists as long as ... TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the ... VINT CERF If it weren't for marriage, men and women would have to fight with total strangers. SOURCE UNKNOWN If it weren't for marriage, men and women would have to fight with total strangers. DAVE BARRY This nation was founded by men and women who wanted nothing more than freedom to practice their fait... FRANK WOLF The Press will not be free to tell lies. That is not freedom for the people, but a tyranny over thei... OSWALD MOSLEY I want to suggest to you that citizens of free societies, democracies, do not preserve their freedom... SALMAN RUSHDIE There will always be wars," Maggie told him. "Yes," Reeve replied. "But there will also b... HAZEL B. WEST As far as we are concerned, Labor Day is a legitimate venue for the workers to exercise their consti... JOSUA MATA I can't dream about immortal fireflies, but I can fight for human freedom. MAREK HLASKO We are Americans fighting for the safety of our country, and we're going to continue to fight for it... DOTTIE DALTON I've fought for religious freedom and I can tell you that anti-gay 'religious freedom' bills aren't ... DASHANNE STOKES It is important that we celebrate them coming home and appreciate this as our freedom. They are will... BOB LIEBER Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fires, what do freedom fighters fight? GEORGE CARLIN Freedom of speech as I define it is more than a right granted by government. It's a process that eac... T.J. KIRK In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost i... MARGARET THATCHER Free men do not forfeit their security, contrary to Bush's claim that we hate freedom. If so, th... OSAMA BIN LADEN Given his emphasis on human freedom it is no wonder why some champion Kierkegaard as the father of e... MARK A. TIETJEN They that fight for freedom undertakeThe noblest cause mankind can have at stake. WILLIAM COWPER Women have always had to earn their freedom. TERESA ARNOLD Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is ... EMMELINE PANKHURST You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent huma... MALCOLM X Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum coul... E.A. BUCCHIANERI Do you have a truth of your own, SERGEI LUKYANENKO Compromise, hell! ... If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in free... SENATOR JESSE HELMS I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put their selves i... COLIN KAEPERNICK The history of American women is about the fight for freedom, but it's less a war against oppres... GAIL COLLINS Someday, the realm of liberty and justice will encompass the planet. Freedom is not just the birthri... RONALD REAGAN To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had... THOMAS PAINE The fear of God is the only cure for the fear of people. CRAIG GROESCHEL I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyr... ZELL MILLER At first, man was enslaved by the gods. But he broke their chains. Then he was enslaved by the kings... AYN RAND Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their ... ARISTOTLE To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint. They... ERIC HOFFER The Commission on Human Rights has a serious responsibility to support people who have been deprived... RICHARD BOUCHER It's good that the first half of the speech emphasized freedom, because George W. Bush has been ... ERNEST ISTOOK It's about how much freedom you can take away from somebody before they either fold or fight, ... It... JOSS WHEDON The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different;... DAVID RIESMAN Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth. HENRIK IBSEN
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