We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure. The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945)
The most we can say of democracy or freedom is that they give our personal abilities a little more influence on our well-being. On Freedom (1958)
It is wrong to think that belief in freedom always leads to victory; we must always be prepared for it to lead to defeat. If we choose freedom, then we must be prepared to perish along with it. On Freedom (1958)