Freedom

Last Saturday was Canada Day and tomorrow is U.S. Independence Day – both representing freedom.  Here are some of my favorite freedom quotes:

• “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please but as the opportunity to do what is right.” — Peter Marshall
• “God keep our land, glorious and free!”  O CANADA
• “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.” ― Abraham Lincoln
• “My country ’tis of Thee, sweet land of liberty, for all eternity let freedom ring.” – Samuel Francis Smith
• “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” – Kris Kristofferson
• “I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ― John G. Diefenbaker
• “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.” — Nelson Mandela
• “I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.” Bob Dylan
• “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” (2 Corinthians 3:17, NASB).