FREEDOM -- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING NOW!

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

― William Faulkner, Essays, Speeches & Public Letters

Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own

― Erin Hanson

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

― Mahatma Gandhi

When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.

― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

― Jim Morrison

The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.

― Carrie Jones, Need

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

He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

― Aristotle

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.

― Thích Nhất Hạnh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: by Dan Nguyen. July 4th Fireworks, Brooklyn Bridge, 2014.
2. Image: by Darshan Vaishnav. Moon and Fireworks.
3. Image: by Eric Kilby. Exploding Flower Bed.
4. Image: by Mitch Bennett. Manchester 2014.
5. Image: by Pete Souza. Fireworks.
6. Image: by Josh Kesner. July 4th Fireworks.
7. Image: by Josh Kesner. Untitled.
8. Image: by Nick Pacione. Explosions in the Sky: Macro Fireworks.
9. Image: by Trey Ratcliff. Fourth on Lake Austin.
10. Image: by Joseph Gruber. A Capitol Fourth Fireworks.
11. Image: by maf04. Fireworks.
12. Image: by Nick Pacione. Explosions in the Sky: Macro Fireworks.
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14. Image: by peaceful-jp-scenery. Fireworks Display