Barack Obama Quotes

Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.

If you do not force political freedom, economic freedom will be stymied sooner or later.

Macau is democratic and free enough.. it's prosperous enough. Why do people need to do this?.

The degree of a country's freedom is the degree of its prosperity.

Only FREEDOM has ever been the answer to poverty.

Let us take care of our rights and we therein take care of our prosperity. Slavery is ever preceded by sleep

To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.

By 'Freedom' for Negroes, I meant and still mean, full economic, political and Social equality with American citizens, in thought, expression and action, with no discrimination based on race or color.

Our liberty cannot depend on the good intention of those in power.

Let us never allow ourselves to think that poverty is an excuse for an invitation to totalitarianism, and if we should be tempted to think as much, let us remind ourselves that totalitarianism not only extinguishes liberty but institutionalises poverty as well

Once people who have been deprived of basic freedom taste a little of it, they want all of it.

America must remain freedom's staunchest friend, for freedom is our best ally and it is the world's only hope to conquer poverty and preserve peace.

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free

The problem with this world is that there isn't enough liberty and freedom.

Today, as never before, the issue is clearly defined-liberty and freedom of choice, or oppression and subjugation for the individual and for nations.

Liberty for all; chains for none.

In the long and dogged crusade that the human race has fought in favor of democracy, the ideal of liberty, of freedom, has always been the goal.

The solution of the social problem is in liberty.

It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny.

The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy.

You can have economic freedom without political freedom, but you cannot have political freedom without economic freedom.

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

For as long as I can remember, I've always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights.

Private ownership of property is vital to both our freedom and our prosperity.