Maximilien Robespierre Quotes

The war must go on to last man of this generation falls in his tracks … unless you acknowledge our right to self government. We are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for independence, and that, or extermination, we will have

Nobody is going to dictate our freedom.

The independence of all political and other bother is a happiness.

We continue to resist the occupier militarily, culturally and by all means of the resistance.

But I can tell you what your folly and injustice will compel us to do. It will compel us to be free from your domination, and more self-reliant than we have been.

Enough of this occupation, terror and abuse. We are not in need of your help. We are able to combat and defeat terrorism, and achieve unity. We are not in need of your bases, your experience and etc.

We’re not occupiers. We’re liberators.

You simply cannot conquer a people who don’t want to be conquered

The time has come. It is Independence or Death!

Our aim in waging the war in the [Middle] East was to ensure the complete and final emancipation of all those people so long oppressed by the Turks, to establish national governments and administrations which shall derive their authority from the initiative and free will of the peoples themselves

Am I not peaceful? We want to be free - completely free. Free to be free. We want to be left alone.

Once a man has tasted freedom he will never be content to be a slave.

Your thoughts and your actions are fixed forever in their terms. That is slavery. I, on the other hand, brought you freedom. Freedom is expensive, but the price is not impossible. So, fear your captors, your masters. Don't waste your time and your power fearing me.

What is Freedom? ye can tell That which slavery is, too well For its very name has grown To an echo of your own.

No man in his senses can hesitate in choosing to be free, rather than a slave.

I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.

You'll be free or die!

Is anarchism desirable? Well, who does not seek freedom? What man, unless willing to declare himself in bondage, would care to call any control agreeable? Think about it!

I don't want any man to have control over me.

I claim for Canada this, that in future Canada shall be at liberty to act or not act, to interfere or not interfere, to do just as she pleases, and that she shall reserve to herself the right to judge whether or not there is cause for her to act.

The use of force to liberate people is very different from the use of force to suppress or control them, or even to defeat them.

Freedom: An occupied space which must be reoccupied every day.

The country shall be independent, and we will be satisfied with nothing short of it.

We do not want to be anybody's pawns. We are an ancient people. We want our autonomy. We want sarbasti—freedom. I do not know who will take my place one day. But they cannot crush us.

Peace upon any other basis than national independence, peace purchased at the cost of any part of our national integrity, is fit only for slaves, and even when purchased at such a price it is a delusion, for it cannot last.