| 单词 | freedom |
| 例句 | Like you, I long for freedom and fresh air, but I think we’ve been amply compensated for their loss. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Your Royal Highness—” “Do you oiler me freedom?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She wondered if it was affected, or if his religious freedom allowed him to retain whatever scarring caused the limp. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He offered to fill a room twenty- two feet by seventeen feet full of gold objects—and two equivalent rooms with silver—in exchange for his freedom. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He flung open the door and lunged for freedom. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I used the only freedom that I had then, my thought. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Work is freedom. Freedom is work. It’s hard but it’s fair.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Whereas in England even abolitionists portrayed humble slaves on their knees pleading for freedom, in this coin designed for use in Africa, the English and the African are shown as nearly equal. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Winnie had come up and I hugged her in joy, though I knew that while I might be free for this moment, I would not be able to savor that freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had the means to devote themselves to their research and the freedom to travel. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I climb one by one, each step bringing me closer to freedom, each gasp for air a challenge to the universe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But not all who came to the United States were “pushed” out of Europe; many were “pulled” to America, a country seen by many as the golden land, offering freedom and opportunity to all. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Given the freedom to pick his own training site, Tibbets selected a base in Wendover, Utah, a remote spot surrounded by salt flats. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the way the sheets are at first cold and then warm, and it’s the way they smell a little smoky, like camping, a scent that represents both freedom and safety. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He must be willing to give up safety and comfort for freedom. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z This military victory eventually led to a British capitulation three years later and to freedom for the United States—and lasting fame for Washington. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z At first astonished, then embittered, and finally indifferent, we recognized that what matters is not the mind but the boot brush, not intelligence but the system, not freedom but drill. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to go to school for three reasons: I was reluctant to surrender my freedom and independence over to what I heard every school-going child call “tyrannous discipline.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not like to think of with what hardness of heart, what calculated weeping, what deceit, what cruelty she now went into battle with her aunt for her freedom. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z A hundred dollars would give me, temporarily, more freedom of movement than I had ever known in my life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z True, it wasn’t the Statue of Liberty, but still in his mind its span glowed bright, an image of freedom, and hope, and relief for the seasick. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In September, with my bans ended, I decided to take advantage of my freedom and get a respite from the city. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He would find the sea and his freedom. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The African Nationalism for which the ANC stands is the concept of freedom and fulfillment for the African people in their own land. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In her second life, she was a freedom fighter from Bangladesh. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Whites remembered their rule on the island; blacks remembered their fight for freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z ‘And that’s a humble homage to liberty. To democracy and tyranny. To freedom and piracy.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “When anyone—a wife, a child, a mother—begs for a man’s freedom, the soldiers always say the same. ‘Bring the emperor a Luminous Stone That Lights the Night and you can have your wish.’” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Hanson said the judge would do well to recall that his own people, the Afrikaners, had struggled violently for their freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Seditious thoughts accompany a freedom fighter wherever he goes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The true test of our devotion to freedom is just beginning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy could see that freedom depended on the possession of land; he was persuaded that, in one way or another, Negroes must achieve this possession. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “Obedience will grant me freedom; therefore let me vow it. I will reveal my life’s story and confess my sins if you let me stay among you always!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If she became his father’s Champion, and later gained her freedom, would she remain the same? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His heart had been heavy since we came to the town, the second figure spoke, his forefathers were men of the sea, the Márez people, they were conquistadors, men whose freedom was unbounded. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At least, I felt secure enough to try, now that my own freedom was within reach. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z As slaves we were this country’s first windfall, the down payment on its freedom. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The place of a freedom fighter is beside his people, not behind bars. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not my freedom, not to return to Rose Hill, nothing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z My only freedom was to swipe pennies from the store drawer and walk downtown with Dee-Dee to buy romance magazines like True Love and True Romance. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave me the liberty of looking at everyone about me, a freedom not allowed to courtly women. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Even if their quarry was already on his way to the afterlife, Matthias would have his freedom. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until we established a supportive classroom environment in Room 203 and were allowed freedom of expression that the students realized violence is never the answer. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Because this library had true champions, intellectual freedom fighters who would do whatever it took to protect it: Mr. Lemoncello, of course, and all the library lovers from the first-ever Library Olympiad, plus Andrew Peckleman. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Marxism’s call to revolutionary action was music to the ears of a freedom fighter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I cycle faster into my freedom, tiny beads of sweat popping up on my upper lip and brow, first hot, then cooled by the wind. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Obese with imagined freedom if not with fat, great lords of lords look down with cowdog eyes and smile. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “But that’s what you did before there was freedom,” I said in confusion. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Umkhonto we Sizwe will carry on the struggle for freedom and democracy by new methods, which are necessary to complement the actions of the established national liberation movement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened it, and as I prepared to dash to freedom, a voice called my name, and I froze. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “An hour of freedom is worth a barrel of slops.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The sense of being the custodian of this small patch of earth offered a small taste of freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had escalated the batde against freedom to new heights of repression. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Positive liberty,” another student said, “is freedom from internal constraints.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “There is no such thing as freedom, Amari. I tried to escape several times. Each time I was caught by their dogs, beaten, and then sold. You will be caught as well.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s one of those people that never learned to breathe, never understood the true meaning of freedom. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I envied them their physical lives, their freedom to violate the taboo of the sun. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But they will give him as much freedom as possible. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They frolicked in a melancholy way, half giddy with freedom and travel, half fearful and lonely and worried, and irritated too, having gotten along in China, but as the simplest of friends. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He expected ex-slaves from the island to spread into America, preaching freedom and rebellion to the slaves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It was going to be summer soon, so you could feel that freedom coming on too. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He told about how there wasn’t any justice or freedom in Fascism. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Taylor came from a wealthy family and had both the means and freedom from academic constraints to pursue unconventional lines of inquiry. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He had, I supposed, used them to assure himself of the freedom of the house; even more, for the defiance of knowing he had the liberty of motion, unknown to his masters. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Here was her humanity externalized, and all her longing—for freedom, from disgust, from the confines of her metal cage. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The scheme gave us neither freedom in “white” areas nor independence in what they deemed “our” areas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel began to speak about the life of the downs and the excitement and freedom enjoyed by wild rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A freedom fighter must take every opportunity to make his case to the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It had come up too fast, and it smelled like the marsh, full of life and the promise of freedom. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Though he loved his children, he did not give them much freedom of thought: He was certain that his views were the right views. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Okay, we need to remember that America is the nation of freedom, and that freedom, my friends, freedom does not lesions make. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes people don’t know what justice and freedom look like. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I flew around in great, lazy circles, delighted with my freedom. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Congress, which during Reconstruction had been quick to enact measures of legal, social, and economic freedom for blacks, just as quickly began to roll them back. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I had no desire to destroy myself even if it destroyed the machine; I wanted freedom, not destruction. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The brave bands of Texans did indeed wrest their liberty from Mexico, and freedom, liberty, are holy words. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She would face them—face the king—and earn her freedom the honorable way. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The physical freedom, Stanton later said, “did not compensate for the persistent persecution and petty annoyances suffered at every turn.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She remembered Ezekial and thought: He walked north for freedom and I am walking south. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to laugh. I love how prom is on the list right after freedom and breathing.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z You know, and I know, that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom one hundred years too soon. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “Mr. Kiley,” she says, “it’s not fair that our signs were taken down. What they represent is important! And what about freedom of—” “Stop,” Mr. Kiley says without raising his voice. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The idea of a peaceful, democratic revolution with complete freedom of expression was a contradiction in terms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The air of the moors, the freedom of home, the dawn of prosperity, acted on Diana and Mary’s spirits like some life-giving elixir: they were gay from morning till noon, and from noon till night. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Like opening a birdcage to let the bird fly out, whilst all the while it’s tethered by the leg, and freedom is only an illusion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As I later said at my daughter Zindzi’s wedding, it seems to be the destiny of freedom fighters to have unstable personal lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A time before our present freedom, and so much freer! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But I’ve had the freedom to make those mistakes, and the freedom to seek redemption for them. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was devoted to the pursuit of boundless joy, complete freedom, and endless pleasure. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z My grandmother’s parents were deeply embittered by how the promise of freedom and equality following slavery ended when white Southern Democrats reclaimed political power through violence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Having one’s freedom to glean taken away was a humiliation that no scythe wanted. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It took me a long time to understand the awful price I’d paid, and that even God has to admit the worth of freedom. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield,” Johnson said. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She finally found freedom after four decades of unbearable grief. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She savored her secret, which tasted deliciously of freedom, as she allowed his weight on her in the dark bedroom and waited for him to be done. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If I were to ask the other guard, which door would he say leads to freedom?’ Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z After a lifetime caged away from flight and truth, comes freedom. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z What freedom am I being offered while the organization of the people remains banned? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to be free to run and run and run—it didn’t matter where, only to have the feeling of freedom again. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Our decision to let Barack’s career proceed as it had—to give him the freedom to shape and pursue his dreams—led me to tamp down my own efforts at work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It would mean my freedom from his influence. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z At the big bang and other singularities, all the laws would have broken down, so God would still have had complete freedom to choose what happened and how the universe began. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If she could be this wealthy and have power over so many people but couldn’t grow her own garden, what kind of freedom was that? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was Antigone who symbolized our struggle; she was, in her own way, a freedom fighter, for she defied the law on the grounds that it was unjust. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z During the Rivonia Trial, I remarked to a security policeman that if the government did not reform itself, the freedom fighters who would take our place would someday make the authorities yearn for us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had always known that arrest was a possibility, but even freedom fighters practice denial, and in my cell that night I realized I was not prepared for the reality of capture and confinement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The song is about Italy’s freedom from invading Nazi fascists. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I then brought up the question of my freedom and said that if he expected me to go out to pasture upon my release he was greatly mistaken. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We mistook violence for passion, indolence for leisure, and thought recklessness was freedom. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z We were applauded and given more soft drinks and more shrimp, but it was to be years later before I found the joy and freedom of dancing well. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "No, it isn't. But since there's always an element of crime in freedom —" "I ain't committed no crime!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Other courts emphasized that granting police the freedom to stop, interrogate, and search anyone who consented would likely lead to racial and ethnic discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “It’s about our freedom. To be who we are, whether we recognize gays or not.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “I am grateful for that freedom, but my roots are calling to me now.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Polly still could not see how leaving with the doctor in the morning, heading to the slave market, would lead to a chance for freedom. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you mean, don’t go north? If we go south, we get deeper and deeper into slave territory. Our only chance for freedom must be in the North!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as if he were staking me to a public challenge, he added, “It is therefore not the South Africa government which now stands in the way of Mr. Mandela’s freedom. It is he himself.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Nsukka could free something deep inside your belly that would rise up to your throat and come out as a freedom song. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She was on a horse in the rain forest, galloping toward freedom. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Io’s descendant would be Hercules, greatest of heroes, than whom hardly the gods were greater, and to whom Prometheus would owe his freedom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As reported in the Chicago Daily News, black leaders believed in black people’s freedom to spend their money “wherever the white man’s money is good.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Certainly not the freedom of a Rinehart or the power of a Jack, nor simply the freedom not to run. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If the no boundary proposal is correct, he had no freedom at all to choose initial conditions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet another misperception people have of mathematics is that it is limiting, and somehow opposed to human freedom. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And even though he knew that in a few seconds he’d be about seventeen steps to freedom, there was no way he could leave without somehow talking to Grandpop. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He reminded the men what they were fighting for—for freedom, for their new country. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z It can be objected that I am speaking of political freedom in spiritual terms, but the political institutions of any nation are always menaced and are ultimately controlled by the spiritual state of that nation. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “Kind of like me representing freedom. Like freedom from slavery, maybe.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “And our city can stand a great deal of freedom, Tally. It gives youngsters room to play tricks, to develop their creativity and independence. But occasionally bad things come from outside the city.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She wanted the freedom to sing her own songs as she always had. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To obey a leader who strips away one freedom after another? The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z She was here to fight for him—and for her freedom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They marched in singing freedom songs, to the accompanying cheers of friends and family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With our parents too distracted to pay attention to us, it felt like we had a grown-up kind of freedom. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The raid forced both Elizebeth and William to ask painful questions about the tensions between security and freedom, and to reconsider the path their country was now on. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z When I first heard of this new restriction, I felt a brief sense of freedom. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I’d felt afraid at first, then realized what a freedom it was. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I cherish my own freedom dearly, but I care even more for your freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason I thought of Lord Tibe’s teeth....The king had given me the freedom of the country; I would avail myself of it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Would she have laughed if she’d known that other things—other people—would come to mean as much as her freedom? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z While I was still at the clinic Coetsee said he wanted to put me in a situation that was halfway between confinement and freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was leading them into freedom, and so they waited until she was ready to go on. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not long for open space and freedom—just the reverse. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “You’re out of your mind! The first thing the Marxists are going to do is destroy freedom of the press!” several voices said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the nazis, normal life became impossible for young people and their families as they lost their basic freedoms. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In the new United States, the Revolution gave white men with property a sense of freedom, while Africans were still enslaved. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z She became aware of the nervy, fidgeting music behind her the moment it ceased, and in the sudden new measure of silence, which seemed to confer freedom, she decided she must eat breakfast. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When Harriet was two years old, the whispering about freedom increased. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z You know, and I know, that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom one hundred years too soon. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Such a punishment, indeed, would have seemed a freedom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Age of Revolutions was pressing ideas of freedom against the rights of property, and no one was sure where these great clashes would lead. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “I come to bring you freedom,” said the Savage, turning back towards the twins. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was already 1963 and freedom was nowhere to be seen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and law and irksome obligations, with absolute freedom, and the road has always led west. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z With enough coin, we could buy ’prentice glassblowers and glaziers in Myr, bring them north, offer them their freedom for teaching their art to some of our recruits. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As long as Frederick remained on the throne, Tycho was able to enjoy an unprecedented amount of freedom to run his observatory just as he liked. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z You could tell by looking at him he had gone into this litde business for the love of money, not for the love of freedom. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z At no time was the border deserted, and at no time was it possible for Matt to run the remaining few hundred yards to freedom. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The freedom to inspect the road and trees kept him occupied for a while, but then he tired of this constant inspection and slithered between Anya and Ivan. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “You are defending the freedom of Americans and of the South Vietnamese. Your acts of heroism and courage are celebrations of life, and all America thanks you.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Jewish leadership appointed to be liaisons with the Nazis, they communicate German orders and have a little more freedom than other Jews. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I feel so guilty. My freedom cost her family their lives. The drawing you found in my suitcase. It was from Lina. She was so talented and was just about to start art school.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Arid what would they do with freedom? As well give a fish a suit of mail. They were made to dance.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So, for many young men in South Africa’s townships, freedom looks like this: Every morning they wake up, maybe their parents go to work or maybe not. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Civil libertarians see it as a violation of our Fourth Amendment freedom from “unreasonable search”; most jobholders and applicants find it simply embarrassing. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy overheard her tell a reporter how proud she was of her boy, risking his freedom to save the poor helpless owls. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The rebels want to take freedom, but they won’t share it with us.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He unbuttoned his seersucker jacket, as though he needed greater body freedom for the discussion. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I can. Some things are even more important than a free college education. Including 323.443: ‘freedom of speech.’” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She wondered what freedom would mean to Amari, who could never get back to what she had lost. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d be married when they got to the North— and freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The freedom of the summer raced with my footsteps as I worked my way through the sweaty, swarming mob of kids. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw only her dreams of freedom turning bright and wild, like a rainbow glimpsed through a prism. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Even the most ardent anticommunists among them regarded the oath as an uncomfortable reminder of the impositions on academic freedom they had suffered in their homelands. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “If you win, and prove yourself both skilled and trustworthy, my father has sworn to grant you your freedom. And, while you’re his Champion, you’ll receive a considerable salary.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was a big step forward in the ranks of the Fishery, a step toward gaining the rank of Re’lar, and more importantly, my financial freedom. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Once clean shaven and conservatively groomed, he now had a beard and longish hair and affected the military-style clothing characteristic of freedom fighters around the continent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You have already agreed that this letter raises questions like the rights of freedom, civil liberties, and so on? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Getting around without artificial legs was a joyous freedom. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Walter's freedom was, for some of the white people in town, well beyond what African Americans with limited education were able to achieve through legitimate means. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z To some extent, this freedom simply reflected North American Indians’ relatively recent adoption of agriculture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It is important for a freedom fighter to remain in touch with his own roots, and the hurly-burly of city life has a way of erasing the past. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But a small group known as the Hollywood Ten refused to answer questions, citing the First Amendment of the US Constitution, which grants citizens the freedom of speech and association. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Most had been given freedom of the castle in return for their pledge not to attempt escape. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z No doubt, it was hard to come to public terms with my mother’s past employment at Joe’s strip club, but confronting it made me feel a certain degree of freedom. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Having tasted freedom’s bounty, it was incomprehensible to Cora that Mabel had abandoned her to that hell. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In Dede’s tight little heels, I suffered my Calvary, which I offered up to my Nelson’s freedom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Junior considered the playground his own, and the schoolchildren coveted his freedom to sleep late, go home for lunch, and dominate the playground after school. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z For a year, there was a looseness, a freedom from tension, a time when martial law was suspended. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And he dived under the seat to retrieve his toad as it made one of its frequent bids for freedom. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They were laughing, clapping, and singing, “Freedom! Oh freedom!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For many young men accustomed to a civilian life with freedom and personal privacy, military life was tough and there was a lot of grumbling. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He had star status in the Black Belt, where Democrats were remembered as the party of the slave-owning southern planters, and Republicans as the freedom fighters. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I tried to ignore the wild stories and stay alert for something, anything, I might use to secure our freedom. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, in America, the idea of race emerged as a means of reconciling chattel slavery—as well as the extermination of American Indians—with the ideals of freedom preached by whites in the new colonies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Travis said, “They are treated like animals! And though a very few fortunate ones of us know the sweetness of freedom, unfortunately, another very, very...” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Then again, should she miraculously recover, emerging revitalized from her bedchamber, it would signal the end of Artemis’s own extraordinary freedom. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Rumor swells daily that the Governor will proclaim the freedom of the Africans from bondage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She had found a secret place, a place of freedom and dear sunlight and peace. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And there she stayed, as if she couldn't decide between the hot room and the strange freedom to be found outside. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Because each had discovered years before that they were neither white nor male, and that all freedom and triumph was forbidden to them, they had set about creating something else to be. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps...perhaps she wanted to stay here for reasons other than her eventual freedom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Three weeks later, she was leaving an obstetrician with a letter certifying her good health, her freedom from contagious diseases, and her properly configured anatomy. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I cursed the fact that my expertise would not be put to use in creating a freedom army. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the only gift she had to give to the woman who had helped set her feet firmly on the road to freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Something of the old freedom survives the New Epoch, there. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It was composed of a loosely organized group of people who offered food and shelter, or a place of concealment, to fugitives who had set out on the long road to the North and freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, he took me to town with him, took me to the old brick Court House, and let me watch while he had certificates of freedom drawn up for his children. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, there is no freedom like the freedom of the llano!” my father said and breathed in the fresh, clean air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We promise every law-abiding citizen the freedom from all forms of oppression, freedom from general inefficiency, and freedom to live and strive in every field of human endeavor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “His interest was so whole-hearted and obvious that the shyest, most tongue-tied adventurer found himself speaking with entire freedom,” Kermit wrote. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z History was in the making, freedom and hope were in the air again! How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Since the Civil War’s “freedom,” the black man has gone down so many fruitless paths. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z His parents disapproved, but their “active, results-oriented” parenting meant that they gave Colin a measure of freedom to make his own decisions. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z For years he was a high-voltage cable splicer, a job he loved because it meant working outdoors with plenty of freedom and overtime pay. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The point Is— Scorpio: The point Is there’s no way there is freedom and justice for everybody in this country. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z They said he’d gone into the Greater Jungle hoping to find freedom and instead had found a creature that killed for amusement. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I don’t know why they let me go either. But when they did, I promised myself I’d die before giving up my freedom again. That’s why I became an outlaw.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He had carved each one as a wish for lightness, for freedom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It promised power, freedom, speed, adventure...all for the low, low price of $499.95. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z All these acoustic guitar songs with the word “freedom” in them. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z One by one they .opened the bird cages, and the sky filled with parakeets, canaries, lovebirds, and finches, which flew around in circles, blinded by their sudden freedom, and finally took off in every direction. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew in that instant that my life on the run was over; my seventeen months of “freedom” were about to end. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the demonstrators were marched five blocks to jail, singing freedom songs, they were repeatedly jolted by cattle prods. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z During the fur season, November through February, I was given complete freedom from work. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “My community wasn’t free. And I was going to go ten thousand miles to fight for someone else’s freedom?” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The answer was—no freedom until he was twenty-one. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he's part of history, and he has received his true freedom. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But on this particular Friday afternoon, January 22, 1965, Selma’s black schoolteachers were about to risk their jobs, their freedom and their personal safety. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z For one, it was an ocean away, foreigners hurting and killing other foreigners, and the Nazis weren’t Americans; they didn’t have the principles of freedom and democracy that we had. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But the Frisbys had always come to the garden, preferring the relative safety and freedom of the outdoors. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The freedom of land and sky they had known was gone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she touched him with such freedom that he suffered a delusion after the initial shudder, and he felt more fear than pleasure. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The violin’s absence of frets, which had been a feature of the viola da gamba family and the lute, also allowed its player greater freedom in the tuning and individuality of phrasing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I grab my empty satchel and Starry's hand and race down the stairs to freedom. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They pledged themselves “one to another in a Loyal League, to give support to the Government in so far as it makes the war for freedom.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z And I think if I can find Donay’s kind of freedom, then I will be ready for the other kind. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Before our marriage, she had moved in circles of relative wealth and comfort, a life very different from the often hand-to- mouth existence of the freedom fighter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I have walked that long road to freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The move lowered my father in the esteem of his compadres, the other vaqueros of the llano who clung tenaciously to their way of life and freedom. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I reluctantly acceded; I yearned to spend my second night of freedom under my own roof. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They want to see the place and touch the building where courageous people died in the struggle for freedom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Trust in Allah, and you will find freedom. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I wonder if I was really in love with him or with that little square of freedom—the breeze in my hair and the sun on my skin? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Then she rolls her eyes, throwing me a face mask before waving me along to freedom. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z While there, we met with freedom fighters from Mozambique, Angola, Algeria, and Cape Verde. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He bought his freedom when he was thirty-three. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The first was France— the very country that had inspired the Haitians and granted them their freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The queen had given her freedom of the castle as a reward for being good, yet even so, she was escorted everywhere she went. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “It seems like the perfect place to hold a celebration of our freedom.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The word freedom became more than a word, it became a glory over everything. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wondering how much freedom of the press The Landry News really had. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z What happened in my prison cell was freedom of my soul. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “The loss of that right undermines the freedom of every citizen.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z June 26 has since become a landmark day in the freedom struggle and within the liberation movement it is observed as Freedom Day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We must never chain him up. again, but give him his freedom and do everything we can for him.’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He added that it could become a source of inspiration for young freedom fighters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had not been directly involved in any major campaign, and I did not yet understand the hazards and unending difficulties of the life of a freedom fighter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as though the elements were conspiring to ruin their short week of freedom. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z My desperation for her support was in constant tension with my desperation for independence and freedom. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Why should men be allowed freedoms that were deemed sinful for women to take? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z With plaques drilled into them, from the days of the American Revolution, the one promising freedom and the right to pursue happiness. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They were less than a hundred feet from the back entrance of the school, less than a hundred feet from freedom. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Why burn the only things that taught one to believe in the future, to fight for one’s right to live in freedom and dignity? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He knows we fear him, or at least his “consequences,” so he can afford to show a sort of twisted benevolence by letting us have certain freedoms in the camp. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Jones organized his people into the Republican Party, the party of Abraham Lincoln, which Jones referred to as the “great party of freedom,” to make them a political force. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “To four years until freedom,” she said, lifting her glass. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She often stayed at her cousin’s estate for weeks at a time, enjoying “an atmosphere of love and peace, of freedom and good cheer.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z What they had in common was not religion but mathematics and, of course, a need for freedom of expression. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Oppie judged that Ernest would never have the freedom there that he had at Berkeley, and he guessed that his friend would find the duties of a dean burdensome. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Gradually we both began feeling comfortable discussing issues that were taboo in meetings between black and white: politics, equality, freedom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Relax. You’re not wearing the type I have on, no eye screen. Your eyes will get total freedom.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z A simple intervention of Mother Nature, and they were saved, washed out to freedom and a new life Biblical-style? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He fought his way to freedom, and made it back to the bur oak tree. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Both songs blustered of freedom; but both were sung to the same tune. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z No other slave—house or field—had that much freedom. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I am very much concerned that American Negroes achieve their freedom here in the United States. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z The bouncers reached out and lunged, but I was already in the air, falling sweetly to freedom. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Early in the nineteenth century, the dream of freedom had begun spreading through the slave cabins on all the plantations. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Julius, looking up at him in his own moment of victory—of freedom! Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I look at all the days laid out until graduation and freedom and I feel a strange clutching in my chest. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Doesn’t freedom mean you can choose where you want to be? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But every part of me, every fiber and every nerve, is straining toward freedom, not just from this cell but from the prison of the city beyond it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z By what right did Samuel Johnson deny him, John Adams, the freedom to fashion his own vocabulary? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In many respects, release from prison does not represent the beginning of freedom but instead a cruel new phase of stigmatization and control. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Pris had now cut three legs from the spider, which crept about miserably on the kitchen table, seeking a way out, a path to freedom. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She discovered that freedom meant more than the right to change jobs at will, more than the right to keep the money that one earned. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet, for that very reason, sugar also became the lynchpin of the struggle for freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “They know that Mount Othrys is rising in the West. They know of Atlas’s attempt for freedom, and the gathering armies of Kronos. We have voted to act.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z One of the few freedoms we have in District 12 is the right to marry who we want or not marry at all. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He explained in beautiful language that the African people knew that a nonviolent struggle would entail suffering but had chosen it because they prized freedom above all else. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The outlines of the conversation were clear: up with freedom and down with big government. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The freedom of their flights always mesmerized him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The leaders of the American Revolution kept close watch as the former slaves fought for their freedom in Haiti. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z To celebrate their regained freedom, my brothers wanted to build a kite. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Those days, I took an enormous relish in my new-found freedom. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We can hang strips impregnated with the chemical lindane in our closets and garment bags or place them in our bureau drawers for a half year’s freedom from worry over moth damage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This was a severe period on that plantation, and saw many unhappy restrictions upon the small luxuries and freedoms the servants had been accorded. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z You’ll have a chance at true freedom—of body and of soul. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Cool. Tell us how ionic bonds are formed and you can earn your freedom.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The option I protested vehemently against is now my only lifeline to freedom. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z And that afternoon she seemed to accept the idea, granted me the right, the freedom so crucial to adulthood, to become a person very different in public from the person I am at home. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Things were infinitely worse because of Denmark and all his plots and plans for freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I joined the boxers and for the first few weeks of the separation we trained at an uncomfortable place for a freedom fighter, the police gymnasium. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In John Jones’s day, before blacks could vote, they had cast their lot with Republicans, their best hope for freedom. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z How they had gotten there was beyond Zeitoun’s imagination, but they seemed ethereally content, luxuriating in their freedom. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I think it’s the freedom they represent,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Stop making trouble, Nina. If Helvar cooperates, he and Muzzen will both have their freedom just as soon as the job is done.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The sea meant freedom to the men of the Iron Islands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a kind of eagerness he felt, a confidence, a fulness, a freedom; his whole life was caught up in a supreme and meaningful act. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In March 1956, after several months of relative freedom, I received my third ban, which restricted me to Johannesburg for five years and prohibited me from attending meetings for that same period. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I heard the words “liberty” or “freedom,” I wanted to spit in the dust. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She could write the scene three times over, from three points of view; her excitement was in the prospect of freedom, of being delivered from the cumbrous struggle between good and bad, heroes and villains. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Waving and blowing kisses to loved ones as the military trains pulled out of the station, the black soldiers were at last on their way to fight for freedom. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Send them rescue, send them consolation, send them freedom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There is more than one kind of freedom, said Aunt Lydia. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But she hadn’t realized it would be like this—a fight for her freedom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We were happy—happy with our freedom, happy with one another, happy with the way the city seemed to glitter more on days when we weren’t thinking about school. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a run-around freedom that seem faraway to me now—freedom to make your plan, drum on the shocshine box, earn a little money, buy a chicken, read the papier. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The president of the union had made a statement on WGN about the case and the importance of supporting free speech and academic freedom. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Cora thought that the whites would be loath to give up their freedoms, even in the name of security. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Their alternative—there was an alternative, of course, since Milo detested coercion and was a vocal champion of freedom of choice—was to starve. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “The British Lord Dunmore in Virginia offered freedom—total freedom—to any slave who escapes to his camp.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But how can I find freedom if I take the Trials? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Is that why she summoned her lover, Papa Legba, to block you from entering the gates to this freedom, to this sister of yours, to your nieces, and to me? American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Alice had already told me she meant to ask for the boy’s freedom. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “At first, your father didn’t want to endanger his family. But sometimes life without freedom is no life at all.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “We are all dead, then. You gave us death, not freedom.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sixteen had always seemed the magic age that signaled the beginning of freedom, when Mama and Grandma might let loose their hold and let me go out with my friends on pre-dates. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Out it flies, delighting in its new-found freedom, its dark hooded beak and tiny head drooping like its sex between arching wings. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Jemmy, who was obliged to be close at hand for the daily lessons, reckoned that freedom was now close at hand. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He thought of being with her in college, having the freedom to sleep over whenever they wanted, both of them at Northwestern together. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She was fifteen, pregnant with her boyfriend’s baby, pregnant with a vision of freedom. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In fact, a lot of the time she sighed and said she wished she had my freedom. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z That the choice for mankind lay between freedom and happiness, and that, for the great bulk of mankind, happiness was better. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Like we so dumb we need some stranger to make us think about freedom,” muttered Luke. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Long ago, before the war, before Wandsworth, he used to revel in his freedom to make his own life, devise his own story with only the distant help of Jack Tallis. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was awful, and yet was one of the few expressions of religious freedom left in a world that had laid its various gods to rest. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Crazy people who are judged to be harmless are allowed an enormous amount of freedom ordinary people are denied. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If this ex- panded idea of freedom spread, how safe were the kings and dukes, earls and knights, of England? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hina is the one who came up with the idea of me living with her so I can have a semblance of freedom and not have to live with my parents.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z His freedom wouldn't be based on some tricky legal loophole or the exploitation of a technicality. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And on some level, I expected a brand- new Birmingham—a friendlier and more accommodating Birmingham, where my children could experience the freedom that had been lacking for me as a child. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Or does he hide his freedom somewhere, the way I hide mine in Post Office Box 34? Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Mabel hadn’t spent her freedom saving money to buy her daughter out of bondage, that was certain. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Amari knew too well that she would never taste freedom again. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The invasion, liberation and freedom will come someday; yet England, not the occupied territories, will choose the moment. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Those who are “kingpins” are often able to buy their freedom by forfeiting their assets, snitching on other dealers, or becoming paid government informants. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “You are given entirely too much freedom,” she said as she opened the door and shoved Ash out into the yard. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She dissolved the marriage very simply by telling her husband, a Protestant, that since the Catholic Church didn’t recognize her marriage, she didn’t recognize it either and she now announced her freedom. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a kind of gentleman’s code between us: I would not escape and thereby get him into trouble, while he permitted me a degree of freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Branwell wrote about the Four Freedoms of World War II: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be for her a well-spring from which she would draw the most destructive emotions, deceiving the lover and seeking to imprison the beloved, curtailing freedom in every way. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He urged everyone in the Soviet Union to “defend with their lives their freedom, their honour and their country in this patriotic war against German fascism.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He knew these streets, he knew the route to freedom. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “I do not doubt your earnest desire to love God, Ophelia. But you come here not in freedom, but bound in spirit.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z How the heck was I going to compete with a guy who wrote poetry, fought for the independence of an entire country, and died on the battlefield, fighting for freedom? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “If we knew what to forge. I mean, a certificate of freedom is what we need, but I don’t know what they looked like. I’ve read about them, but I’ve never seen one.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She endured the persecutions heaped upon her by the Government with exemplary fortitude and never wavered from her commitment to the freedom struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am. Ged, you won entrance to Roke by saying your name. Now you may win your freedom of it by saying mine.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “Your Grace gave her freedom of the castle.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Paper and ink, poems and my postbox are medicines that heal the wounds of a fife without freedom. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “You seem to resent her having a few lousy minutes’ freedom. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I would be trusted to pursue my own projects with a large degree of freedom. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The bold ones, young, strong, said freedom lay to the North, and one could obtain it if one could but get there. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He shared her hatred of slavery, shared her belief that freedom was a right all men should enjoy, and yet— She hesitated. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Again Amari wondered how a slave owner could speak so strongly about freedom. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His education has empowered him, and he has strong opinions about racial freedom and equality that land him and the black community in trouble. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It had a raw freedom that echoed around me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I think I know the delights of freedom,” I answered. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z His inspiring sermons retold the story of Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt and to freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Useful things. Things that might help you get to that lawyer and your freedom.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She could not make out the distinct syllables, but they made her heart ache, for they were all sounds of yearning—each being who cried out was crying out for freedom. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “We could not wait a moment longer for our freedom.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z They had begun to talk to each other with more freedom and intimacy. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “So,” she says, taking a deep breath that takes away the new freedom my lungs have just found—I can tell this isn’t going anywhere good—“what were you doing out on the porch?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We had only heard rumors of freedom, but he had lived it, and it showed in his every word, his every movement, in the way he sat tall in his seat. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The queen had given her freedom of the castle, but even so, he would want to know where she was going if she tried to leave Maegor's Holdfast at this time of night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was wrong to believe that the sluggers had given me freedom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z On January 31, 1985, in a debate in Parliament, the state president publicly offered me my freedom if I “unconditionally rejected violence as a political instrument.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After we emptied our pockets in preparation for the day of the march, someone a little older than I was came forward and we all sang: Oh freedom! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Now when I thought of ways to escape from my environment I no longer felt the inner restraint that would have made stealing impossible, and this new freedom made me lonely and afraid. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that Jefferson had raised the issue of political betrayal, he would have to “excuse the freedom of this discussion...which has taken off the Shackles I should otherwise found myself embarrassed with.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The Dufarges, aware of the Laughing Man’s high sense of loyalty, offered him Black Wing’s freedom in exchange for his own. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “You men think you are freedom fighters,” he said contemptuously. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where is the freedom, little ones, in moving on to the next life?” he asked. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Do you remember,” he went on, “writing in your diary, ‘Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four’?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Man, the freedom made her feel almost drunk. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But for now I really let freedom ring. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They resented the loss of individual rights and personal freedoms. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The government had decided to accelerate the program of “sep-arate development” to show the world that apartheid allowed races their individual “freedom.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I can tell that this woman has lost all hope of freedom. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Methuselah sits puny and still in his avocado tree with his eyes ticking back and forth, unprepared for a new season of overwhelming freedom. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But somewhere deep down, she loved the sheer heady freedom of it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The children of a freedom fighter also learn not to ask their father too many questions, and I could see in their eyes that they understood that something serious was occurring. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm relaxing now, enjoying the freedom to talk about one of my favorite topics. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I said that as freedom fighters we could not have known of such men as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson “and not been moved to act as they were moved to act.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z John Kennedy had two great visions in his presidency: one to go to the moon, the other to fight for freedom across the world. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And this latest Jack and the Beanstalk bid for freedom, even though it had been handed to him by his father—assigned almost—stood some chance of success. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to leave South Africa somehow, somehow I had to get to America, the Promised Land, where I hoped to find the freedom to use whatever talents I had. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Baron d’Arce was an example, despite his noble title; as the passage he italicized suggests, his account highlighted Indian freedoms as an incitement toward rebellion. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z One clings then to chimeras, by which one can only be betrayed, and the entire hope—the entire possibility—of freedom disappears. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I led myself to believe that there were other ways of fighting the awesome apartheid machinery besides fleeing the country and joining the ANC as a freedom fighter. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z No hemorrhages or fires, but it was a surprising physical pleasure, a brief taste of freedom, to run as best she could in her starched apron to the hospital entrance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “He wants me to give up the organizers and tell him if anything else is being planned. Apparently, he thinks some adults are using us to forward their radical freedom agenda.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The sluggers didn’t give me a choice, they gave me freedom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z "Fifi drops out of college and goes off on a church trip to Perú, chaperoned, of course, otherwise we wouldn't have let her go. We don't believe in all this freedom." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I want those photos of myself, almost as bad as I want my freedom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z That was sufficient reason for them to deny me those rights and freedoms without which life loses its significance and becomes a matter of little more than animal survival. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew they were weighing this new freedom in the balance. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In return for her freedom, they demanded that her father free the English prisoners he was holding, give back stolen English weapons and tools, and send a large quantity of corn. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I represent the forces which allow the arts and sciences to flourish in freedom and peace, thereby enriching the lives of us all. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Just today I met Eugen Jeissle, the ship's head printer, responsible for creating the boarding passes, the coveted pieces of paper that will allow passage to freedom. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But the freedom of the past few days had pushed this rule far from Ophie’s mind. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He had not known until then how badly he had needed this kind of freedom. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z You are listened to with respect and yet your connection with them is no longer so tight but that you cannot possess considerable freedom of action; even if the action is somewhat unorthodox.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z What freedom am I being offered when my very South African citizenship is not respected? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Waving flags and singing freedom songs, the triumphant marchers stand before the capitol building. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He wants to commit him to a psychiatric hospital in Geel, Belgium, known for the good care and supervised freedom given to its patients. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z During their last summer of freedom before the war, she would get up with Papa at four thirty a.m. to eat breakfast and go to work, even though she was only seven. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Here’s Nicholas Brademas, principal of Swastika Middle School, trespassing on freedom of the press,” he narrates. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z With money, I experienced freedom on a whole new level: I went to McDonald’s. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But they also exercised a new freedom to make decisions of their own—about work, housing, school, voting. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So he left and wandered, delighting in the freedom of Northern Italy, where he could ruminate on matters remote from the subjects he had been force-fed in his highly disciplined Prussian schoolroom. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I need a moment of freedom, no matter how fleeting it may be. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It had already enjoyed two days of freedom, and even on foot it would have easily made Brooklyn long ago. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She was strange now, erratic, sometimes needing my friendship, trusting me with her dangerous longings for freedom, her wild plans to run away again; and sometimes hating me, blaming me for her trouble. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Her wide oval face is cast downward like she’s gazing lovingly over a child, and her wings rise from her back like freedom. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z American principles, freedom, democracy, and justice for all, withstand the test of time. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Northern emancipation was complete, but freedom remained elusive. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But then a rush of air woke me up inside, showed me the freedom of watching the world go by at a run. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z What was the cost of freedom, when it was your brothers buried in the ground, swallowed by Mother Earth? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She talked about how Martí charged up a hill in Cuba, a machete in his hand, demanding freedom for his people. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The one thing which I did know was that the vet was acting toward the white man with a freedom which could only bring on trouble. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The kind of freedom that comes from feet not touching the ground. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z In fact, Margaret and Jasper had been seen whispering plans to go ice skating on the lake should a few hours of freedom tumble unexpectedly into their laps. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z This—this—was what Cain spoke of: the freedom to go to my death knowing it’s for the right reason. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The horses, smelling freedom, bolted for the exit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But so was Mr. Flux, who taunted Otto with his freedom. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But in the same way that a freedom fighter subordinates his own family to the family of the people, he must subordinate his own individual feelings to the movement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The joy and freedom of the church Christmas doings kept my spirit up for the entire weekend. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She said, “It’s the First Amendment that’s in trouble—the freedom of the press is in trouble.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z They did what human beings looking for freedom, throughout history, have often done. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Sybelle Glover was offered a handsome ransom for our freedom and chose to accept it in the name of the king.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This whispering about freedom, about runaways, about manumission, went on every night, in windowless slave cabins all over the South. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted us to watch them together so we could see the similarities between the two —Spirit fought for his freedom just as Kunta Kinte did in Roots, she said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “You left because you are against our cause as freedom fighters. Right?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z These places, these people, this strange shot of freedom. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z These rights include, among others, the protection of human dignity; freedom of faith, expression, assembly, association, and movement; parental rights; privacy; and the sanctity of the home. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Even still, there is an animal freedom to how he moves, a controlled chaos that makes the air around him blaze. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Someday, she was going to cost Eastern Shore plantation owners a huge amount of money by guiding three hundred of their runaway slaves to freedom. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “But I think he was afraid of giving me too much freedom.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It reinforced my belief that among white South Africans there was that small minority that really believed in love, freedom and human dignity for all. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Once they were distracted I’d tiptoe out past the ovens and slip away to freedom in the fields. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Thus printed books brought with them a new freedom to contest authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My questions lead to more questions, most urgently how becoming the leader of an Empire I loathe can possibly result in my attaining “true freedom—of body and of soul.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I try not to resent his freedom to race downstairs and stride alone to the train station. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z How can such a destiny lead to freedom? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “You don’t understand. Everything that stands between you and freedom is the river Jordan. Come closer, child.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Every one of us should have the freedom to use flamethrowers, explosives, and any other incendiary device!” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Or will they scream if she denies us our freedom of religious expression? Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z An opening statement read, “In early missionary journals Osages were often described as being ‘the happiest people in the world.’...They had a sense of freedom because they didn’t own anything and nothing owned them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Any freedom you wish to take with my person.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Why couldn’t the struggle in South Africa be not one of black against white, but one that pitted those who believed in freedom, justice and equality against those who didn’t? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But his presence imposed order and allowed freedom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then I remembered something I’d heard at one of the rallies: Didn’t Reverend Shuttlesworth tell us that people might have to die in order to gain that freedom? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It felt like a Sunday which is normally a treat, but now its too much and we are sick with our freedom. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Which pain will be least endurable? The physical, or the mental anguish of having freedom offered if the truth is told, then telling it and being thought a liar.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They hurried to the door that would take them into the stairwell to the top level, where they could go through the water lock, out the caverns, and into freedom in the forest. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Adarlan could take their freedom, it could destroy their lives and beat and break and whip them, it could force them into ridiculous contests, but, criminal or not, they were still human. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z This was her student life now, these four years, this enveloping regime, and she had no will, no freedom to leave. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The largest and most cosmopolitan city in England, the symbol of freedom to thousands upon thousands of country youths, compelled its citizens to be off the streets at nine o'clock? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I was nearly six when Mandela was released, ten before democracy finally came, yet she was preparing me to live a life of freedom long before we knew freedom would exist. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Not me. Not for long. Master Bellingham promised me freedom for enlisting in his place.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “This cannot be. Not now. Not when freedom be in my hand,” she whispered. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Time and misfortune, however, conspired against him, and he settled finally on a profession that brought him both freedom and satisfaction. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z At the very top of the agenda: freedom from abuse, humiliation, and cruelty. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gandhi, the champion of Indian freedom, is on one of his umpteenth hunger strikes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Every day, Vuyisile Mini, who years later was hanged by the government for political crimes, led the group in singing freedom songs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The sight of freedom looming on the horizon should encourage us to redouble our efforts.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not a single heartbeat that calls the storm. It’s the power of our voices joined together, demanding justice. It’s the thunder of our collective feet marching for our freedom.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z State legislators did not look kindly on government regulations they felt would impinge on personal freedoms. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And there was no telling Big Ma that Cecile was a freedom fighter, oppressed by the Man. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But there it is, wriggling for its freedom. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z What is the meaning of freedom in such a context? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We thought there would be freedom and democracy, and that money would start flowing into the country like a long-awaited rainstorm. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z That gave Alba greater freedom for her traffic in fugitives and greater safety for bringing people in, and taking them out of the house before curfew, without her grandfather suspecting. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps they gave us some kind of resolve as we sang them—and also the courage to face our own death someday, if that’s what was necessary for freedom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There is no more happenstance, no more “freedom”, involved in the whereabouts of a lizard or a bear or a deer than in the location of a knight on a chessboard. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It took Harry several days to get used to his strange new freedom. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The next morning, Sophie saw the word “freedom” painted over the entrance to the university. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Of course, women’s freedom—here, he shook his head ruefully—is also one of the reasons people out there took up arms in the first place. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z There was hurt inside, but we were ready to test our freedom.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew then why Grandma so loved her freedom. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To the Americans, owning and controlling property was the difference between freedom and slavery. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “We are taking you to a place where you will have your freedom. You will be able to move around; you’ll see the ocean and the sky, not just gray walls.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy' and freedom for all! Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Americans like Jefferson were proud of having fought for their freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I was aware of a sense of freedom, as though I had no responsibilities at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else’s freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We had been talking for a while when I finally declared, “I want to become a freedom fighter.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A city accustomed to living in freedom is more easily maintained through the means of its own citizens than in any other way, if you decide to preserve it. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Max turns her attention back to the race, and I can see freedom in her eyes. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He took away basic freedoms, such as the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z A few precious moments of freedom from who I am, what I am. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The only thing you can see on her is the feeling of freedom and the purest sense that she’s alive. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I wanted to give our children a legacy of freedom, not a legacy of fear. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Now that I have a friend, I get to taste a slice of this Detroit freedom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Cleopatra had complete freedom to decide how best to rule the kingdom. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z His arms and legs were jointed and joined by wire so that his china elbows and china knees could be bent, giving him much freedom of movement. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z From those seeds of destruction, we would soon—very soon—harvest our freedom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I carry him with me; we sing together as we dig secret tunnels to freedom. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Anthony wrote on one copy, “To Elizabeth Cady Stanton—This is pronounced the strongest and most unanswerable argument and appeal ever made by mortal pen or tongue for the full freedom and franchise of women.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Maybe what I was doing was, in fact, chasing some sort of freedom. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He decided he would put an end to this talk of escape, of the North, and freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Joneses reached Chicago, they befriended a group of abolitionists, black and white, working together as “conductors,” assisting slaves to freedom on the hidden tracks of the Underground Railroad. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z First of all, I said, no self-respecting freedom fighter would take orders from die government he is fighting against or jettison a longtime ally in the interest of pleasing an antagonist. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman stepped in front of them, just feet from the door that would lead them to freedom. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And freedom is only the right to contribute. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It’s only when he finally nears the end of his three-mile journey to the Navy Yard Bridge that his fears about being caught force him to spur the horse and ride hard to freedom. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She thought rules and discipline held people back and felt that the best way to let children fulfill their potential was by providing freedom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I looked away, feeling strangely guilty that, yes, I did get some time of freedom. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you were all about facts. About freedom of information? Well, how about this fact, Caleb? When—” My voice quakes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At these times alone, Ben consciously extended his frontiers of hatred and longed for a reprieve from his father and the freedom of not being a son. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Minya’s will was reasserted, the tethers once more drawn taut, but they all felt, to a one, a gasp of freedom too fleeing to exploit. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The inscription reads, “In confidence we lay our cause before the whole world. Whether we win or whether we die, freedom will rise in Africa like the sun from the morning clouds.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When reporters reached the scene a half hour later, they found the young marchers in the yard singing freedom songs. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z His freedom to come and go stung her like a reproach, like an injustice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After his defection to the South, Lee told me he had used his contacts in the North to smuggle out thirty-four people to freedom. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z But in the end, the king would not grant the prince his freedom. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If there is any one amongst you who cherishes my freedom, Oliver Tambo cherishes it more, and I know that he would give his life to see me free. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re freedom fighters. They wouldn’t let the Government brainwash their kids in them public schools, so the Feds came after them.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She was the motor that drove the magic universe that was the rear section of the big house on the corner, where Alba spent her first seven years in complete freedom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow Mr. Robinson’s struggle to be a member of the baseball team lit my freedom candle. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The ruling marked a significant victory for freedom of the press, and it liberated media outlets and publishers to talk more honestly about civil rights protests and activism. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The solitude and total freedom of the wilderness created a perfect setting for either melancholy or exultation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That is when I joined the African National Congress, and that is when the hunger for my own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I totally respect your freedom of expression, Charles. I just think you might be able to express yourself more clearly if you didn’t use big words on all your signs. See ya!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Many a slave carried the dream of freedom in his heart because of these words of Jefferson's. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But by now you can see why they’re sometimes useful: they give the writer additional freedom in ordering phrases in the tree. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It rolled around under the tall white sycamores, beat its way through the wild cane, and found freedom out over the clear blue waters of the river. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he meant it wouldn’t be much longer until the end of the school year, that when we were out of high school he’d have more freedom to do what he needed to do. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The bank of windows was opposite the narrow attic door, and every now and again Ophie found herself gazing longingly at the small door as she remembered her days of blessed freedom. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He knew he didn’t have to tell her anything because the lure of Matthias’ freedom had already overridden every bit of her good sense. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There was a natural reluctance among many African states to support violent struggles elsewhere; but the speech convinced people that freedom fighters in South Africa had no alternative but to take up arms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, it was so that I could find love and freedom in this new home called America with my beautiful girls. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A good white farmer promised freedom and a piece of bottom land to his slave if he would perform some very difficult chores. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Sugar was the connection, the tie, between slavery and freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Kappe told him he was crazy and wouldn't last two weeks in the military because he was too used to having his freedom. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z But we warn those, of any group, who would follow the false doctrine of communistic amalgamation that we will not surrender our system of government. .. our freedom of race and religion.. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After two full days of drenching spring storms, the darkest clouds parted and I began a campaign to recover my freedom. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Every day I marked another day off the calendar—one more day I had made it through life in Little Rock without complaining, dreaming of freedom, or talking about it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But as he laughed and cursed and broke them, he knew that some day he’d have to pay for his freedom. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Some jape about the smell of freedom, he guessed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Malia, meanwhile, was in South America on a gap-year adventure, feeling the freedom of being as far away from the political intensity as she could. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We stand on the escarpment for a long time, staring up at the cloud through which Frightful sped to freedom. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had run away from home he had only managed to cope with his freedom for one afternoon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But by moving to Waltha Castle, she was also exercising one of the only freedoms available to women at the time: religious independence. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The chance of going to jail—thereby losing your job, your house, and your freedom, all of which are essentially economic penalties—is certainly a strong incentive. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z My ancestor, and this is the inheritance she passed to me: freedom from the factions, and the knowledge that my Divergent identity is more important than I could have known. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z They treated us like we were their own children, which meant we had chores to do, but we were also given freedom to make our own decisions . . . even if they were the wrong ones. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He says that finally crossing over from slavery to freedom is the most horrifyingest, most bravest thing a slave will ever have to do. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z What freedom am I being offered when I may be arrested on a pass offense? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As freedom fighters and political prisoners, we had an obligation to improve and strengthen ourselves, and study was one of the few opportunities to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dear sisters! The hour has come for harsh retribution! Stand in the ranks of the warriors for freedom...!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It yearns mightily for “freedom” and does all it can to escape. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “But Izzat means more than freedom. It means more than honor. It means courage. It means proving yourself.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I knew what a tremendous price had been paid by the “innocents”—my friends—in the name of freedom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Poor child, she was bewildered by the many injunctions we laid upon her, and the curtailing of her freedom tried her sorely, though not a word of complaint came from her. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And Mario knew that Chester, like all people who are used to freedom, would rather die than live his life behind bars. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them reached the North and freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, banging his baton on the podium, he would cry, “I want freedom now!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X had written on the reverse side, “One hundred years after the Civil War, and these chimpanzees get more recognition, respect and freedom in America than our people do. Bro. Malcolm X. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I had heard of runaway slaves starving before they reached freedom, or poisoning themselves because they were as ignorant as I was about which wild plants were edible. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He talked about how black GIs during World War II had more freedoms when stationed in Germany than back in the country they fought for. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And she’d talked a lot about how we weren’t exploring our freedom nearly enough since leaving Hailsham; how anyway she’d always wanted to go to Norfolk to “find all our lost things.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The Middle, so long as it was struggling for power, had always made use of such terms as freedom, justice, and fraternity. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z What freedom am I being offered when I must ask for permission to live in an urban area? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now is the time for all South Africans to stand together against those who, from any quarter, wish to destroy what Chris Hani gave his life for — the freedom of all of us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Father Cham had wished for Pong to find what he was looking for: freedom. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But now was as good a time as any to talk to Eliza, with all this freedom. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z He’s not panicking, and it reminds me of how settled my parents looked after they set me up for freedom. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Besides, he added, the most important relevant law was the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Yes, she would go—to Rifthold, to anywhere, even through the Gates of the Wyrd and into Hell itself, if it meant freedom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Prison had robbed me of my freedom but not my memories, and now I felt some enemies of the struggle had tried to rob me of even those. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t have time for your games. The Committee of Safety suspects you a Tory, in cahoots with Governor Tryon. You’ve come home to fight us who strive for freedom and liberty.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I cared more that he had helped found the League of Nations, promoting freedom around the world, than the fact that he had repressed freedom at home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Derby spoke movingly of the American form of government, with freedom and justice and opportunities and fair play for all. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They can be spun, stretched and shaped with a surprising degree of freedom. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Protective worrying, engaging with another’s mind as one entered it, taking the dominant role as one guided another’s fate, was hardly mental freedom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I loved to listen as Grandma Charity would tell of freedom day. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was huge and there was freedom in it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Our communal cell became a kind of convention for far-flung freedom fighters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a kind of escape, but it mocked freedom. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A river is not a wall, but a gate through which we might pass to freedom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Your husband was offered his freedom and his farm back—” My heart leapt! “—if he proved his loyalty to El Jefe by divorcing his Mirabal wife.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Which would you rather have—an unlimited supply of Chanel No. 5, or freedom? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Paul recognized the symbolic value of women being arrested on the Fourth of July for exercising the rights to seek freedom. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In her Georgia misery she had pictured freedom, and it had not looked like this. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His foolishness had cost him his freedom, and, as he told Shin, it would soon cost him his wife. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z What made the deepest impression on me was Gaur’s total commitment to the freedom struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, why, then, should the operatives themselves fear us? It is, dear Lyddie, the nature of slavery to make the slave fear freedom.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He did not know whether to dart through the door to freedom or collapse on the bed to fall in love with her and place himself abjectly at her mercy again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Some minutes, or hours later, I made, in French, the following brief entry in my diary: “I am giving Sister Irma her freedom to follow her own destiny. Everybody is a nun.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z This kind of freedom is enough inspiration to go away to college and live in a dorm room where I can hang out with whoever I want whenever I want. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I’m not about to remind my aunt that this is supposed to be the land of freedom. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I would not be so naive as to consider his proposal to be freedom, but I knew that it was a step in that direction. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Clark said that once York was free, he didn’t enjoy his freedom, and wanted to come back and work for Clark. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She’s like the slaves back in the day that weren’t really slaves at all because they’d taken their freedom, and lived in their own house, and owned their own clothes, and ate their own food. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Freedom without civility, freedom without the ability to live in peace, was not true freedom at all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was gambling: freedom or the chain gang. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z During his brutal reign, the Russian people were denied basic liberties, including freedom of speech and religion, and millions of Soviet citizens were killed in what has been called the Great Purge. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It had to hurt a little bit, realizing he was so close to having more freedom and more time, just as our daughters were beginning to step away. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Bernard Lafayette, at right, stands with five other freedom riders at the closed door of a Greyhound bus in Birmingham, Alabama, May 19, 1961. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z By the entrance to the compound a few rabbits hopped aimlessly, too addled by their sudden freedom to make a break for it. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Clearly the children were making the most of their freedom, and Lyra hoped they’d keep it up for as long as they could. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Migrants describe being locked up by police officers until a relative in the United States can wire the kidnapper’s fee and buy their freedom. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The rest looked like they knew they still had a few days of summer freedom coming and they sure didn’t want to start thinking about school any more than we did. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There we studied, talked, and even danced until the early hours in the morning, and it became a kind of headquarters for young freedom fighters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t going to go to Alabama State College, where they taught you how to teach school but didn’t teach you how to get your freedom. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Dots and ties give you much freedom to write notes of varying lengths, but so far you must build your notes from halves of other notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Neither did Elisha usually come anywhere near the church on Saturday evenings; but as the pastor’s nephew he was entitled to certain freedoms; in him it was a virtue that he came at all. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I was so young. I was still in tenth grade, and he was giving me more freedom than I wanted,” Wayne says. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The pursuit of knowing was freedom to me, the right to declare your own curiosities and follow them through all manner of books. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Because of this, there are many Africans who, today, tend to equate freedom with communism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Women suffered the assaults of their neighbors climbing towards freedom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z His mother had been born a slave, and after freedom she was a washerwoman. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Americans obtained the middle part of what would become their nation because the Haitians achieved their freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z When they are it is easier to hold them, especially when they are unaccustomed to freedom. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z They took away the sanctity of home, privacy of mail and telephone conversations, and the freedom of speech, press, and assembly. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The problem is how to move us to an undisclosed location where we can take a flight to freedom. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She should be telling me about signs, about how black crows are freedom birds, symbols for slaves flying back to Africa. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z This was repeated over and over; yet each time I seemed to get a little closer to freedom. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Behind this sign there are other signs, and the camera notices them briefly: freedom to choose, every baby a wanted baby. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was faking to protect his skin. Some folks switch back and forth. One day they’re for the King, the next, it’s all ‘liberty and freedom, huzzah’! Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Bram was a free man who fought against his own people to ensure the freedom of others. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like her mistress she would have nothing to do with men; like her she loved hunting and the freedom of the forest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I might have retorted the question on him who put it: but I would not take that freedom. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z "For allowing this to happen. Everyone craves security. But gaining freedom means losing security." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z If a man who had never seen him could recognize him from the description, then the whole dream of freedom was hopeless. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Working for the family in Soweto, my mom had no more freedom than she’d had in Transkei, so she ran away. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He did not thirst for freedom or political rights. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z It did cross my mind to wonder why Pascal had a freedom to play and roam that his sisters didn’t. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, there was a reason to struggle for freedom, and it would come in God’s time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He just wanted the freedom to find out. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Not only did she have Mama and Jabir to fight for, but she had a chance to take back something she thought she’d never have again—freedom. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Others, clinging still to that brief glimpse of post-Civil War freedom, employed a thousand ruses and stratagems of struggle to win their rights. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “When freedom came. All the colored people in the state had to register with the Freedmen’s Bureau.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But the only reward we want is freedom. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z No matter what I suffered in my pursuit of freedom, I always took strength from the fact that I was fighting with and for my own people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess the promises made by Castro and Che of helping the less fortunate sounded so good at the time that losing some of your freedoms didn’t seem too high a price to pay. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z They feared that Iran was never going to be the same again, and didn't want their children growing up without the freedoms they'd been afforded. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But there, my plan suffered, and 1 recognized that this was why Bono had not himself fled, all regions being hostile, freedom being found nowhere. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z King’s life ended, but his dream of freedom lived on. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This made Harriet wonder about her own family, especially about Old Rit, who was forever talking about the promises of freedom that had been made to her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as though invisible snakes were rippling beneath the skin and forcing its arms and legs to move in a ceaseless bid for freedom. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her first act of freedom would be to hunt for herself. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Because of my great fright I remember little of the river crossing except the cry of the man who saved me and my burst for freedom. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Surrounded by chollas, bur sage, and the comical scurrying of collared lizards, McCandless pitched his tent in the puny shade of a tamarisk and basked in his newfound freedom. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My entire body started to itch, as though I had just been removed from a plaster cast and was unused to the new freedom of movement. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In my mind, it had become synonymous with freedom. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She loved the chase and the battle and her freedom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z On our third cup of tea, Mama began to tell me about her husband and his role as a freedom fighter during apartheid. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z At some point the good sheriff will make a mistake, some gross miscalculation, reveal some weakness, and that's when we'll find our freedom.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z No matter what he was, she owed him his freedom. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But with a few hours of freedom ahead of her, she brought as many of them with her as possible as she locked the door to her bedroom and slipped into the tomb. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he had fully explained the risks, he asked the congregation, “Who’s willing to stand up for justice, to march for freedom, to take this on?” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What I couldn’t see was what was causing the backup of kids, why we weren’t dashing through the gate to get to freedom. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Not even a job at Barclays Bank was worth my freedom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The new laws took away what little freedom of movement they had had. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z What he had forced himself to do to ensure the future freedom of his people: killing children, and, with them, his own soul. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z For to men, freedom in their own land is the pinnacle of their ambitions, from which nothing can turn men of conviction aside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would choose freedom over comfort every time.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But when she threw her arms around him and coaxed him, “Father, dearest, let me be like Diana,” he would yield and she would be off to the deep woods, blissful in her freedom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Mingo opened with the story of his journey, the nights he spent begging the Lord for guidance, the long years it took to purchase his family’s freedom. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He had casually conferred on me the freedom of the neighborhood. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z This might be some sort of roulette game in which I had to guess correctly which one Nelson would come through in order to win his freedom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The source of the disagreement goes much deeper, however, involving conflicting attitudes toward government itself, competing versions of citizenship, differing postures toward the twin goals of freedom and equality. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He demanded his freedom, writing, "I have rightly earned such liberty by beating Hitler at his own game and thereby have saved the people of the United States loss of life in addition to destruction." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The day she snapped at Endovier, she hadn’t been thinking about freedom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It welcomes all who embrace freedom to participate in the making of a democratic, nonracial South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She escaped to freedom with her infant daughter in 1826 and gained legal freedom a year later when a New York law freed slaves under age forty. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I was the plain robin among them, longing for freedom and unable to sing for the bars around me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Why bring their kids to America, and not let them enjoy the freedoms they wouldn't have been permitted in Iran? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z At the Goupil gallery he's also trying to persuade his bosses to see the value of this new Impressionist style: the use of color, light, brushstrokes, the freedom, the originality. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In every other way except in giving him his freedom she overwhelmed him with kindness; all that she had was at his disposal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “The British promise freedom to slaves but won’t give it to the white rebels,” she said as she pushed the handle up and down. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z What freedom am I being offered to live my life as a family with my dear wife who remains in banishment in Brandfort? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Could she trust it now, the hilarious freedom of the upward flight, the blind trust in the kindly grip of adult wrists, when the fifth person could so easily have been Robbie? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Watching him, I realized that the subterfuge should be greater still, did I not exhibit the freedom of my hands to the household as we departed, and I lowered my arms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He was being robbed of a certain freedom he had enjoyed, despite his poverty, all his life. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes you got to get your freedom the best way you can,” Miss Pat said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you find your freedom as well, Miss Lydia,” he said. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Some churches in Soweto and Pretoria sang freedom songs as part of their liturgy, in open defiance of the authorities. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z This was one of the state’s most barbarous techniques of applying pressure: imprisoning the wives and children of freedom fighters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no words for happiness, for freedom, for liking, nor were there any words for their opposites. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If I cried a river, maybe I could swim away, or slip under the water to freedom. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Next term’s tuition, new clothes, freedom from my debt with Devi I saw Denna looking at the trays with the same fascination, though hers was somewhat more glassy-eyed than mine. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Jessa grew up with a very strict family, so she didn’t have as much freedom to question herself or who she might like or might not like.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Groundsel, with no freedom to use his weight, screamed and kicked out as best he could. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A man who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus, that girl seeking freedom would have to walk. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Seem to me it be better to die for freedom than live as a slave,” Amari said with feeling. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z That freedom was won at a hard price and if it requires a hard price to retain it... we are able . . . and quite willing to pay it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Lefty had taken advantage of the new freedoms. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It had flushing toilets; there were no bars, only walls—and within the walls, you had far more freedom. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the people, there was a sense of vibrancy and freedom. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Apparently freedom fighters thought so as well, for Rabat was the crossroads of virtually every liberation movement on the continent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All kids can’t have absolute freedom all the time but many lads, especially older ones raised in the Digital Age, need more than they’re getting. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It has radical and, in modern terms, libertarian implications, because it regards any accommodation of personal freedom to governmental discipline as dangerous. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He would arm them with pikes and guns so that they could fight for their freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s who the minders are like—the adults of Omelas, the ones who smile and go about their day and revel in the false illusion of freedom while their souls are withered, desolate things. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Those who do go to prison find little freedom upon release. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The trial captured national attention and helped convince the public of the importance of academic freedom. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Smallpox also ruined the British plan to raise an army of slaves and indentured servants by promising them freedom after the war—the disease killed off most of the “Ethiopian regiment” even as it assembled. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The whole time Lee Lee is talking, I am thinking about York and Sacagawea, wondering how they must have felt having a form of freedom but no real power. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But like the men at the other camp, the women did not know what to do with their freedom. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “Our freedom-” I did not let him continue. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We had gone from years of imprisonment to freedom. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The great luxury of my fife is the freedom to sit at this desk. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems then, as now, the greatest freedom is found in forgiveness. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “You were a fool to come here, boy. You could have gotten away with your freedom if not for her.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A villein who ran away and lived in town for a year and a day gained his freedom. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z It also gave the public the freedom and opportunity to talk about Malcolm out loud, as opposed to in the murmured huddles that reflected the climate of tbe previous generation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Drug forfeiture laws are frequently used to allow those with assets to buy their freedom, while drug users and small-time dealers with few assets to trade are subjected to lengthy prison terms. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Ever since America had won her freedom from England, she had to fight for her rights on the high seas. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He was grinning now with a freedom I hadn't seen before. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Even relative freedom from fallout, well short of the 95 percent cleanliness Strauss and the scientists had mentioned, could be achieved only from reducing yields. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Because we were always unsupervised, we finally had the freedom to do whatever we wanted, wherever we wanted, whenever we wanted. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z His look-alike brother, John, did not seem like a bad person when I questioned him in his cell—bargaining his life for Day’s, bargaining hidden money for Eden’s freedom. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Their fight for freedom turned them into blood brothers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But with crackers and cigarettes they could often buy their freedom from hungry police and soldiers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “It is almost impossible for a man who enjoys freedom with all its prerogatives, to realize what it means to be deprived of that freedom.”—Said by Erie Stanley Gardner. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the week he had purchased her freedom. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Then Israel took pity on the heart and gave it freedom. He placed it upon the earth and the earth opened and swallowed the black heart into itself.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The big feast immediately following his release had brought hundreds of people to his home to celebrate his freedom, but I knew that not everyone in the community was overjoyed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I’d found friends, happiness, and something she could never have with the revolution . . . freedom. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Leviathans as big as palaces, harnessed to pontoons to keep them from submerging to their freedom. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He also spoke on a spiritual level, telling us what freedom could and should look like in our daily lives. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And if a girl was to seek her freedom, how could she do such a fool-headed thing? Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like a nightmare—suddenly my joy and freedom ended. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Cleopatra urged Mark Antony to run the blockade and break through to freedom. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z At that point I began to sing a freedom song, the lyrics of which say, “There are the enemies, let us take our weapons and attack them.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, understand one thing right now. No strange man is going to pay my hospital bill. I shall stay here until honest money buys my freedom.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Adventures are all very well in their place, he thought, but there's a lot to be said for regular meals and freedom from pain. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight that she could bask in day after day if she got her freedom, sunlight to drown out the endless dark of the mines. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Some might call freedom the dearest currency of all, but it was not what Martin expected. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His premonition of disaster was correct from the beginning; and like a ranting actress in an indifferent play, I might say that we have paid for freedom. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtailed, but the freedom of everyone who looked like I did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I could call this energy freedom. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Lulled by the warm sun, cool shade, and birdsong, he trekked onwards, thinking of nothing in particular and enjoying the sense of freedom amid so much beauty. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The water bird then flew away, cackling with pleasure at its freedom. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Although the girls wear jeans, denoting freedom, they aren’t as noisy as they used to be; there are no chants, no catcalls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z This might be applauded, since we generally admire those who can escape taxes, were it not that the burden of this freedom falls with increasing weight on others. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z With their victory, the people of Saint Domingue announced that the conflict between freedom and property was over: “All men are equal” meant that no men are property. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He wrote about each of those freedoms and how they were the basic reasons wars were fought. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ketcham secretly let the jailers know that he had important information to trade for his freedom. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The more I thought about it, the more the prospect of Ocean discovering these pages felt a bit like freedom. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But I like Mama Ya-Ya’s signs best: “Ladybugs mean good luck”; “The Little Dipper means freedom. Its handle is the North Star”; “The color blue means strength and friendliness. Happiness.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I post the poems on the wall like freedom graffiti or tuck them in “her journal,” a journal that I keep only for my mother. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I liked that freedom on the rails, but for the first time, it didn’t feel right to have no roots, to have no family. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Woman has shown equal devotion with man to the cause of freedom and has stood firmly by his side in its defense...,” she loudly read. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Stanton later wrote that when she was around Mott she “felt a new born sense of dignity and freedom.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In time, swimming would become a physical freedom greater than I could ever have imagined. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z For democracy to work, Eisenhower realized that one of the most important civil liberties was the freedom of speech. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Ultimately, however, it gave him the freedom he needed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with reducing Cold War tensions and improving relations with the United States and other western nations, Gorbachev granted the Soviet people freedoms that they had never experienced. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z How I wasted them, those rooms, that freedom from being seen. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Several of Ngwenya’s relatives were freedom fighters in the Patriotic Front, and I visited him one evening to find out more about revolutionary fighting. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z However, there is another property of the strong nuclear force, called asymptotic freedom, that makes the concept of quarks and gluons well defined. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I be fightin’ for my freedom,” the boy said, pretending to hold a musket. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he has also been carried into a freedom he normally doesn’t feel. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z One of the most unquestionably hot-button issues dealing with the balance of common good and personal freedom in America is gun control. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But what would be the price for a day of freedom? Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing him working so hard to move us forward made me realize I was not alone in my desire to have more freedom. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They’re older, and they have the hangdog look I associate with the folks who came up enslaved, who never knew a taste of freedom until it was too late for them to properly embrace it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He waits for me on the other side, wagging, panting, grateful for this stretch of freedom. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Walking along Dryades, through the ghetto, I realized that every informed man with whom I had spoken, in the intimate freedom of the colored bond, had acknowledged a double problem for the Negro. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "Life is good," says a Dutch woman, "freedom is good, but starvation leaves its mark, like rough rope on your wrists, always rubbing, always making a nuisance of itself." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “The ones who make it. The ones living in freedom now.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It had, in all truth, been freedom’s quilt. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Inej could never be his, not really, but he would find a way to give her the freedom he’d promised her so long ago. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The teacher, Mr. Reed, said that in the seventeenth century nearly two-thirds of English settlers came over that way, selling years of their freedom for the promise of an eventual better life. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But in truth, taking the bus gives her the freedom to stay as long as Vivian will have her without Jack’s questions. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The idea of sleeping in the near open bolstered my sense of freedom. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But the word “freedom” echoed through her once more. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They would crowd into her belly and she would give birth to their freedom. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We continued singing our freedom songs and clapping our hands. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it wasn’t just the promise of freedom that had brought her friend here. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z This law — known as the Ghetto Act — was a grave insult to the Indian community and anticipated the Group Areas Act, which would eventually circumscribe the freedom of all South Africans of color. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Usually they do,” said Emma, “but the wights know that as well. I’m sure Miss Wren hasn’t kept her freedom this long by hiding in such obvious places.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The gift of freedom, the gift of the future. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet the tangled story of slavery, sugar, and freedom still had one extremely dark twist to come, in the United States. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z While her travels and sightseeing had been exciting, Stanton had discovered in Lucretia Mott a true mentor and friend, one who challenged her to imagine a world with greater freedom and opportunities for women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She rationalized her lying by telling herself that this was her last year of freedom. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The sow was young and quick and fond of her freedom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Which was better: being safe or having freedom? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I figured she just didn’t want to stir up more trouble, with Abbey missing and Dad’s future freedom in Dusty Muleman’s hands. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Molly has decided to think of this job as indentured servitude: each hour she works is another hour closer to freedom. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When I thought of Western democracy and freedom, I thought of the British parliamentary system. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But that’s all on the other side of the fence, unreachable—like our freedom. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Tomorrow—and then her freedom would be decided. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The deep rumbling of discontent in our cities is indicative of the fact that the plant of freedom has grown only a bud and not yet a flower.... While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “For decades,” narrated the ceiling voice, “public libraries have proudly served America’s newest citizens—the immigrants who flock to these shores yearning for the freedom to build their own American dreams.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The last thing he said was, ‘And now I go to enjoy the freedom war has brought me.’ My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The censure of her family was like a hard shell under which she found a certain freedom. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't let myself think about how close I am to freedom, or how close I came to death. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of my own people became a hunger for the freedom of all people, white and black. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days before he had rung the front doorbell—in itself odd, for he had always had the freedom of the house. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The black man’s freedom from apartheid could be attained only through the barrel of a gun, amid rivers of blood. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z After the hours they’d spent in freedom, it always seemed to Omakayas that she and her little brother exchanged a secret knowledge in their smiles. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The talk around the fire was about the new overseer, about the com crop, about the weather, but it ended with the subject of freedom—just as it always did. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In October 1857, he gave money to a runaway slave passing through Hiram on his way from Kentucky to freedom in Canada. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The National Action Council invited all participating organizations and their followers to send suggestions for a freedom charter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And, after all, one can give freedom only by setting someone free. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z The combined sound of bells tolling and sirens wailing seemed not just a cacophonous way to ring in the new year, but a sound that symbolized a new era in our freedom struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Or was it simply the sense of freedom and space and light that spoke to her of home? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I stood in the grass, my hands on the windowsill, thrilling in the rush of freedom. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z In the lucid freedom of his dream state, Turner intended to shoot the officer through the chest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But now I was leaving them, to venture alone into the unknown, to cast adrift my ship in search of freedom and liberty in a new land. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But it is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest joy can come; it is only after slavery and prison that the sweetest appreciation of freedom can come. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “My nephew was exercising freedom of speech. That is not a crime. Right, Rogelio?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Hasn’t the news about freedom of the press made it to Chokecherry, Colorado?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Because his kids were going to see this whole thing as one large, exciting, learning experience about the First Amendment and the freedom of the press. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I’m just going to chill and enjoy my freedom. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For if Haitians could claim their freedom and be recognized by America, why couldn’t slaves within the United States do the same thing? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z For in North America, then England, France, Haiti, and once again North America, the Age of Sugar brought about the great, final clash between freedom and slavery. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z In many places the non-European locals never got a chance to acquire guns and ended up losing their lives or their freedom. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The real hero is Abraham Lincoln and the principles for which he lived—and died: freedom and equal rights for all Americans. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Why would anyone give up the perfect fantasy reality just because they have to give up their freedom? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Just when you think you can't lose any more freedoms, the Nazis find another to take away. Now it's against the law to listen to foreign radio." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The fact is that I no longer want to leave, escape, cross the border to freedom. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He had once told his children: “What I want most of all is that you live in uprightness and freedom of spirit, no matter how difficult that may be.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z That “uncritical advocacy of freedom from all discipline” sounded a lot like Professor Appleman. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He understood that once Cully had slept in freedom for a whole night he would be wild again and irreclaimable. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Could she really float—or row—all the way to freedom? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Years later, after President Madison had died and Paul Jennings had won his freedom, the ex-president’s wife was broke and living in poverty. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One could slip away unseen for short periods of time and have the temporary illusion of freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had tasted freedom, come so close to it, and now— Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He has no freedom of choice in any direction whatever. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “If it’s him, then he’s earned his freedom and you let him pass, do you understand?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They have made the word freedom a blasphemy. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “It’s not about danger. It’s about fear. People are willing to trade their freedom, even for a false sense of protection.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z "But not at the cost of our own freedom!" says Helmuth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Some princes were tolerant and allowed freedom of worship; others insisted that all their subjects convert to the new flavour of the month or forfeit their property at once. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z There is freedom in this: because it doesn’t matter what I do, I can do what I like. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They used their pamphlets and newspapers to spread propaganda-ideas helpful to their cause: “defense of the freedom that is our birthright.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z People—friends, family—started filing in, one at a time, as they found freedom. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Like America—it used to be a British colony, but we fought for our freedom. The Zimbabweans did the same thing.” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was some sort of freedom guys allowed themselves around each other, and I envied every moment of it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “You are truth. You are love. You are bliss. You are freedom.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Yet freedom was a dangerous thing to even think about. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Let freedom ring from every hill and every molehill of Mississippi. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Julius knew he had only minutes before Caesar realized what had happened—that they had passed out of the Colosseum to freedom instead of into the cellars where they belonged. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She envied the freedom she saw exhibited by Chicago’s women. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Moving in this spirit body took time for me to get right, even though I was eager for this new freedom. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Those people could not live without freedom and so they packed up and moved west. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “And for what? To live a dream of freedom and prosperity? Pah. They would be ashamed of us. What is it to defy the Devlin mine to those who have risked everything?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He had fifteen miles to travel; master of his team, navigator of his route, he felt proud and exhilarated by his freedom and sense of adventure. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Life didn’t seem to have the fun and freedom it had had before. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z With the feeling that he was speaking to O’Brien, and also that he was setting forth an important axiom, he wrote: Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z As though we understand their need for freedom. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “With every passing day, Watergate was circumscribing our freedom of action,” Kissinger, the one person unscathed by scandal, later said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Too many have suffered for the love of freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When we reached Saint Louis, we saw that there was some freedom for our people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But I do know that freedom isn't worth this. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The freedom to salvage some small goodness by refusing to become like my mother, by dying for something that is worth dying for. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Negative liberty,” he said, “is the freedom from external obstacles or constraints. An individual is free in this sense if they are not physically prevented from taking action.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Just before Hans placed his head on the guillotine block, he shouted out, “Long live freedom!” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Like the work and the people very much. A great deal more to live for, and many more friends, and things to do. And freedom—oh! Boy.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But to see these women chatting casually—their faces radiant with freedom—was to see a whole new world. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “It’s a way for you to continue our fight for freedom.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z If the public could only know what we knew, it might ease his re-entry into freedom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I’d once wished I had the power of the clouds, craving their freedom and power to change and move. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The struggle for freedom and human dignity for all must go on. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The joy of sudden freedom after being kept for so long in that dank hole. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "The decree is just a temporary inconvenience. A few freedoms aren't too much to sacrifice for safety." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The only drawback in that freedom is that without it one would not be a human. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Despite my hours of freedom, the summer was not proceeding as I’d envisaged. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z There had been godspawn who could fly, according to Great Ellen, and she had imagined that one day she might just begin to rise, and rise, and rise to freedom. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Bear Skip Mac You can find me here— I’m imprisoned, trapped by a verbomaniac and locked far from fun, from freedom. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Dr. King noted that “the freedom songs were playing a strong and vital role in our struggle. They gave the people new courage and a sense of unity.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She did not understand their tragedy, their search for the freedom that was now forever gone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All boundaries down, freedom was not only the recognition of necessity, it was the recognition of possibility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Things had been such a haze when she’d been captured—in two weeks, she’d lost Sam and her own freedom, and lost something of herself in those blurry days, too. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When they had enough freedom, we chased them inside the run, where they could still strut about freely. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “You can’t tell us what to write. We have the freedom to write what we want.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I was well supported by my new boss, given the freedom to build my own program, creating a stronger relationship between the hospital and its neighboring community. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then we heard about these sisters who were organizing a movement to bring freedom to the country. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The experiment that led to writing Black Like Me was done at the very end of 1959, before the first “freedom rides” or any other manifestation of national concern about racial injustice. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A whistle Pia never listened to because skating meant freedom. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I held on to the thick logs that propped up the tent, telling myself that each log could bring me a step closer to freedom. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Lest anyone doubt the importance of what he was doing in Vietnam, he carefully linked American independence and freedom with the “steaming soil” of faraway Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She twirled in the center of the room, giddy on freedom. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z And with that the lesson about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the freedom of the press was over. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I want to laugh at the absurdity of it—Veturius giving me the key to my brother's freedom, just as I realize that such information might not mean anything. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To the black elite, though, this was the best method of earning freedom, a technique proven under slavery, and so most likely to show results under a system not so very different from slavery. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The breeze blows in, lifting my hair up as though it has a life all its own, and I try to embrace my freedom. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It will be a bit of an adventure for them, they will enjoy a sense of freedom.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I was proud that I had participated in the Civil Rights movement, singing freedom songs and marching peacefully with my friends. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And so we still have a long, long way to go before we reach the promised land of freedom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When others took up European intellectuals’ books and histories, images of Indian freedom exerted an impact far removed in time and space from the sixteenth-century Northeast. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z These last days of freedom rattle like a nearly empty box of Tic Tacs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I wonder what it would have been like if York had received that land and that money, and his freedom. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The worship of Dionysus was centered in these two ideas so far apart—of freedom and ecstatic joy and of savage brutality. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z No job description meant no job requirements, and this gave me the freedom to choose my agenda. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I thought about Dr. King’s courage, his dedication to us, and his struggle for freedom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t asleep, Jeri. I was pondering, you know, pondering on the question of what make freedom.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Squeeze up your wrinkled face and seize the hangnail tip of a searing thought: Violence hacked this shack-filled hole in the woods where you play freedom games. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Those who could afford to own their freedom lived on the other side of the wall. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The Poet’s funeral had turned into the symbolic burial of freedom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The shade beneath the pines was cool and fresh, and the air smelled like summer and freedom, the smell of never having to go home. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At first, as a student, I wanted freedom only for myself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night, read what I pleased, and go where I chose. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The wife of a freedom fighter is often like a widow, even when her husband is not in prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun is shining, the sky is deep blue, there’s a magnificent breeze, and I’m longing—really longing—for everything: conversation, freedom, friends, being alone. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I’m going to find the Shetani and bring it back, and then I’m taking back our freedom.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z What’s more, I knew that feeling to be my newfound soul, a soul that lived in freedom. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of California! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father’s throne. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Yet the freedom to eat yams on the street was far less than I had expected upon coming to the city. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are all here together in freedom, for perhaps the last time! I know, dear; I know that you will always be with me to the end.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Glancing around, I was aware of the disconnect between Farmer’s world and the world of gift shops with luxury goods, affluent passengers, and the freedom for some to move about the world without restriction. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Fighting for freedom, the former slaves defeated the armies of first England, then France: Europe's two most powerful nations. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Blue and endless, it lay between her and freedom. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Although they were no longer prisoners, their betrayal of the other Nazi saboteurs would stain their freedom. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Being denied its “freedom” for too long, the animal becomes a shadow of itself, its spirit broken. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He laughs in an even more tumbling, cascading way than usual and there’s something new in his face, an openness, a freedom maybe. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Soon I realize that my in- between position could offer me freedom to move among them as I wish. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They had grown used to their new freedom, however, and did not want to come with me, so in the end I had to cut a stick and drive them. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Old Rit did not like all this talk of freedom and of Denmark Vesey. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Indenture was not exactly slavery, but it was not exactly freedom, either. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z With the death of the first Ptolemy, Demetrius was placed under house arrest, never to see freedom again. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “Three-two-three-point-four-four is the call number for ‘freedom of action,’ also known as liberty. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The freedom to be who you are without anybody calling you names. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z It induces a kind of psychological claustrophobia that makes one yearn not only for freedom of movement but spiritual escape. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined visiting the wicked country of Italy, where the men are taught to overcome virgins and the women know many freedoms. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her husband saved up his horseshoeing money and bought her freedom right after they were married. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A man was the sum of his limits; freedom only made him see how much so. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z What makes for a happy ending is what Addie said all along: freedom. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z As if they’d given up or decided that a small freedom was the worst punishment of all, presenting the bounty of true freedom into painful relief. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Gulping in long, sweet lungfuls of it, cold damp December air, smelling of petrol and coal smoke and freedom. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I’m going to buy our freedom, he said, hay in his hair from where they lay down. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But I can thank him for helping me understand what true freedom is. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But there can be too much freedom and certainly far too much motion. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I might not miss these walls as a dead man, but I will miss the wind and the scents it carries, of faraway places where freedom can be found in life instead of death. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Except there wasn’t freedom on the other side. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They have made the word freedom stink like a skunk to all who know.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I smile at how she laughed when we danced, with a freedom of spirit I found exhilarating in its possibility. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Greatly improved since the days of Apollo, Ares EVA suits allowed much more freedom of motion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Each thought it was the way freedom smelled, or justice, or luxury, or vengeance. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother died when I was quite young, and certainly a motherless girl will come up wanting in some respects, but in my opinion she has a freedom unknown to other daughters. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think it’s risky to be so bold with me when your freedom is on the line?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Without the comfort of Room 203, they had to adjust to new environments and their newfound freedom. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z By the time I pass through the heavy front door of B-block, there are ten locked gates between me and freedom. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But still, I’m grateful for the little bit of freedom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z My mother felt she needed more freedom, so she disappeared. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The great seesaw between freedom and property kept swinging. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “I worked with the freedom fighters in Ethiopia and before that I flew in relief to the Warsaw ghetto,” he said with a slight smile, as if that answered the question. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We asked her about being arrested and being a political prisoner and a freedom fighter. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Institutions—government, religion, school administrations, the music industry, Microsoft—were roadblocks, put on earth to obstruct and torment him, invade his privacy and limit his freedom of movement on the Internet. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to give her the thing that it seemed like everyone else wanted to keep from her: freedom. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Under her guidance, over three hundred slaves had reached the North and freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Hampden had assembled a crack team which—like one of those commando forces in the movies, made up of desperate fugitives, men with freedom to gain and nothing to lose—proved virtually invincible. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The Frenchman may fight for France, but the American fights for mankind, for freedom; for the people, not the land. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Back along South Road Kit walked with a lightness and freedom she had never known since the day she sailed into Saybrook Harbor. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I had been granted unusual freedom and responsibility at an early age, for which I should have been grateful in the extreme, but I wasn't. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My freedom of movement was more useful to me now than it had ever been. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They had loaded food, clothes, tools, and utensils in the wheelbarrow, in case they might be able to barter with comforts instead of freedom. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He was as startled as she was, but with more freedom to move, he was able to thrust a hand into the gap and seize her arm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But he felt the beautiful absence of a commander, a silence above him, a windy freedom. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But even being a noted inventor who had been given his legal freedom by his father was no guarantee of safety to a black man in Louisiana, so he returned to France. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Yet in a few years an illiterate runaway named Harriet Tubman would make nineteen trips into this country and lead three hundred fugitives to freedom. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “You have that right, as you know. The right to dissent is one of our most important freedoms here. “But the meeting is in four days. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Even a freedom fighter benefits from the ability to buy groceries and books. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong was about to get the one thing he'd always longed for: freedom. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I planned to stay on the Weylin plantation long enough to see Alice leave, to find out whether she would be able to keep her freedom this time. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It was a used Corvair, but still, to me it represented freedom and independence. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Her true love is an abolitionist who fights for the freedom of slaves. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All afternoon, we hiked up and down the street, and when we got tired of riding our bikes, we just skipped back and forth to the stop sign, relishing our new freedom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had my freedom now, and it was because I earned it this time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z After feeling sorry for myself for a couple of days, I decided that I had no reason not to fight for air and freedom. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She would die here, in freedom, beneath the beginnings of dawn. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z All this happy freedom and confidence passed away, of course, as they either grew sober or got drunk, but while it lasted it was like being possessed by a power greater than themselves. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Last year we were asked to write essays about freedom for a contest sponsored by our local Rotary Club for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We hurried through the gate so we wouldn’t be late to Mr. Nossik’s class and fan the flames of hatred for all things Cade Hernandez so early in our week of freedom. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Her Grace freed you from your chains. It is for you to sharpen your swords and defend your own freedom when she leaves.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was thinking: How do you force a man to fight—for freedom? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She offers me freedom, not realizing that even chained, even facing execution, my soul is already free. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He shook his fist in the air when he said “freedom.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Smashing mills, destroying warehouses, setting fields on fire, the freedom fighters demolished some one thousand plantations—and that was just in the first two months of their revolution. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z She was just basking in freedom for the most part without the need for thought. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The church became a central meeting place for Civil Rights leaders to get together and discuss the issues of the day and to plan freedom strategies. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If I want my freedom, I have to win the next Trial. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It’s the difficult road, yet it’s also the road to ultimate freedom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As Chief Luthuli said, “When the women begin to take an active part in the struggle, no power on earth can stop us from achieving freedom in our lifetime.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She understood that he was being eaten up alive because for him freedom was even more important than love, and that there were no magic pills that would make him change his mind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With her relentless pursuit of freedom, she’d never actually stopped to think about what the day-to-day of it might be like. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I was determined to enjoy my freedom while it lasted. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Some would argue for the third possibility on the grounds that if there were a complete set of laws, that would infringe God’s freedom to change his mind and intervene in the world. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The unwritten rule that governed this process was simple: black submission to white rule in exchange for freedom—or at least the possibility of freedom—someday. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z To a woman who had been a slave, these were some of the great, incredible wonders of freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He would be one of those drum majors for freedom that Martin Luther King talked about. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I only know he will find me. And if you have not given me my freedom first, he will not treat you gently.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I spent thirty-three years of my life depriving men of their freedom.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The evening was now drawing close, and well I knew that at sunset the Thing, which was till then imprisoned there, would take new freedom and could in any of many forms elude all pursuit. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The freedom to choose where to spend those hours had always seemed a wonderful luxury to Jonas; other hours of the day were so carefully regulated. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Even freedom fighters, at least then, had to obey the laws, and at that point, imprisonment for violating my bans would have been useless to the ANC and to myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The kick of my new freedom was wearing off. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Don’t you want to be free and men? Don’t you even understand what manhood and freedom are?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Candor is cruel for forcing them from him, for taking away his freedom. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We won her freedom after establishing that she had had a tubal ligation five years prior to her arrest, which made it biologically impossible for her to conceive, let alone give birth to, a child. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z One of the sad dispirited slaves said that freedom lay only in death. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Meetings were opened and closed with prayer and the singing of freedom songs—often hymns and spirituals. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z That way, I had a hell of a lot more freedom of motion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was the symbol of justice in the court of the oppressor, the representative of the great ideals of freedom, fairness, and democracy in a society that dishonored those virtues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Filled more with the sense of coming freedom than with generosity, I told him that he could have it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His freedom was, in a small way, a sign of hope in a hopeless place. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was the largest group that she had ever conducted, but she was determined that more and more slaves should know what freedom was like. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I told them that I had heard of criminals masquerading as freedom fighters, harassing innocent people and setting alight vehicles; these rogues had no place in the struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like there’s a whole big beautiful open ocean of freedom inside me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z "To lose so much for the sake of freedom. Shows you what a sick world this is." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I suppose it was part of my overwhelming urge to have more freedom, to convince Mother to have more faith in me and permit me to go more places and do more things. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Before the law could declare him to be just another piece of property subject to disposal as the tailor’s heirs saw fit, Jones applied to the courts for protection and obtained a certificate of freedom. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Now we were back, causing them anxiety though we were simply trying to adjust to freedom and begin rebuilding our lives. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Every evening, in Pretoria Local, before lights were out, the jail would echo to African prisoners singing freedom songs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z True freedom had begun here and it would spread eventually over all the earth. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the sixties and seventies, during the social upheaval of freedom rides and cafeteria sit-ins and boycotts in Birmingham and marches on Selma, Odessa stood locked in time. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A few managed to break loose and make a mad dash for freedom, only to be recaptured in no time, admonished or whipped, or both, and ordered to march again. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For that day we all must labour, Though we die before it break; Cows and horses, geese and turkeys, All must toil for freedom's sake. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z By my estimation, I’m only eighteen feet from freedom. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z So once again she turned her back upon the distant hill and closed her ears to the song of flight and freedom that the wind sang as it played amongst the hill’s stony ridges. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I had to take the list; it would buy us our freedom. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would like to remind you there is freedom of practice in this country.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu watched him disappear down the road and wished he could leap across and clutch his hand and be propelled along to freedom. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They can take away my freedom, but not my fantastic ability to hold a grudge. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “You never want to end up house poor,” he’d tell us, explaining how some people handed over their savings and borrowed too much, ending up with a nice home but no freedom at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At the gate, the sign proclaimed that work meant freedom. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z All I know is that absolute and complete freedom gets old very fast. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Summer was supposed to be about freedom and youth and no school and possibilities and adventure and exploration. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z After I said, Over a century, languishing in chains, Dare I now hope for freedom from my woes? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jordan, while a modern Middle Eastern state, was not an easy place for a woman used to Western freedoms. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Should we hand over our freedom without a murmur like Rhode Island?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z This deprives children of much of the freedom and interaction and development that can occur during free time with each other and with their own selves. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Nina Zenik spent a year in Kerch trying to bargain for my freedom. I’m not sure those are the actions of a monster.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Indeed it is. It leaves us with so much freedom.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z There were islands in the swamp—follow them to the continent of freedom. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Even so, it was a lovely place and situation; a halfway house between prison and freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Naima strode along in her disguise, enjoying the freedom from curious eyes. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z We do our best to make them happy, but they have lost their freedom and they have lost their mothers. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Dignity is a state of mind, just like freedom. These are both precious gifts from God that no one can take away unless you allow them to.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alone now, with a brief moment of freedom from the constant daytime urging, the old dog made the most of it. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When he turned from her he had for a moment a perilous sense of ease and freedom, which was more acute because he knew that soon it was to be shattered. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He bounced a couple of slackers who confused freedom with no rules, so the rest of us don’t make waves. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z To me, a thirteen-year-old Black girl, stalled by the South and Southern Black life style, the city was a state of beauty and a state of freedom. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Amari thrilled at the sight; it hardly seemed possible that they could be so close to freedom. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The feeling of freedom rose in me so fast that I had to chase it down to squash it along with my swelling heart. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I tell Feathers of each impossible task the king gave the prince to perform for his freedom. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He struck for the world of light and freedom! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “For him, this is the kind of freedom that people always talk about for those who are suffering,” my father’s wife said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z That was when my mom appeared and blocked my path to freedom. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The Doctors’ Pact precipitated a series of nonracial, antigovernment campaigns around the country, which sought to bring together Africans and Indians in the freedom struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Extra freedoms, not allowed to the general run? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He had briefly gotten off the train in Tierra Blanca, in part so he could earn enough to try to buy his freedom if he was caught by the police. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Running away was a transgression so large that the punishment enveloped every generous soul on her brief tour of freedom. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It is our duty as Americans, and as a nation dedicated to freedom and free commerce, to stand behind our fellow Americans and not cast.. . things at them. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Explored our far-flung underground world in an endless wargame of leaps onto nothing, ingenious twists into freedom or new perplexity, quick whispered plottings with invisible friends, wild cackles when vengeance was mine. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The terrified passengers—nine freedom riders and five regular passengers—remained glued to their seats as the mob tried to pry open the bus door and began to slash the tires. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He committed the United States to vanquishing the dictators who would deprive others of their freedom. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Ophie nodded, trying to hide her excitement at being given a small bit of freedom. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z "People in Africa, Asia, and Latin America have a two-sided heritage from Europe. We have a heritage of oppression from the years they colonized us, but we also have a heritage of freedom." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This was my chance, the chance for the freedom I always should have had, the chance to escape from my stepfamily, the chance to win Char back. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “And the night is young! First day of freedom! Let’s go!” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z What really counted was the possibility of escape, a leap to freedom, out of the implacable ritual, a wild run for it that would give whatever chance for hope there was. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “But we have a debt to settle, Matthias. The pardon is my penance, and I won’t be the person who keeps you from your freedom again.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Even on the run, Jinx felt a sense of freedom, and for the first time, he felt like he could make a fresh start. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z If she was locked in the Tower of the Hand, guarded by the dwarf's men, how would Ser Dontos ever spirit her away to freedom? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In her book, Malala describes the freedom, beauty, and respect for different beliefs in her village that were there before the Taliban, and hopefully will be there again. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z A number of committees were formed that day, but the primary purpose of the Youth League was to give direction to the ANC in its quest for political freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The music and the atmosphere make her feel a freedom she normally doesn’t feel. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Mom, who had Maureen in one arm and her sketch pad under the other, pointed out that the animals had traded freedom for security. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Lennie hesitated, backed away, looked wildly at the brush line as though he contemplated running for his freedom. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Though it’s not exactly a reward when you’re born with freedom and a thief sneaks into your home at night and steals it from you. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He would rage against the town on the opposite side of the river which drained a man of his freedom, and he would cry because the war had ruined his dream. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After a pause, he asked, “How are you enjoying your temporary freedom?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Man is preoccupied with freedom yet laden with handicaps. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy felt jealous of the freedom of the wind, and saw that he could have the same freedom. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus, I had a lot more physical freedom when I had my artificial legs off. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But in the past century, it’s come to mean something specific: freedom. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “If the editor of the county paper ain’t agin freedom of speech, could I jest put one more question to this young ’un?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Our message was that no sacrifice was too great in the struggle for freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But also like me, she knows how to read and write and dreams of freedom. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought that was maybe what my English teacher would call an oxymoron, because you cannot truly have freedom if someone is chasing you. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Two more blocks and they’d be at the quay and freedom. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I wanted our kids to be able to move with the same kind of freedom that other kids had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And Ma gives us more freedom here than we had in Flushing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the first months of 1940, I could still walk the streets of Kraków in relative freedom, even if no longer fearlessly. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The freedom to call my soul my own. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Hirohito’s father was what Sister Mukumbu called a “freedom fighter” and a “political prisoner.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Women who have taken part in the long struggle for freedom feel today the full relief of victory,” she said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z A sheriff demanded their freedom papers, looked them over, detained the couple still, clearly unsatisfied, searching for a reason to send them back south. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z These townsmen enjoyed a degree of freedom that was unknown to their country cousins. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Part-time work was meant to give me more freedom, but mostly it left me feeling as if I were only half doing everything, that all the lines in my life had been blurred. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And that is precisely where Marc’s family story begins—with Nina’s grandfather, the serf who bought his freedom from figuring out how to color beet sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z In all fields of music, the do-as-you-please freedom of the roaring twenties gave way to more organised, ordered forms in the 1930s. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z "He's not at all interested in uplifting things—freedom and necessity, woman's rights and all that. You know, the sickness of our class—Brother, darling." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve realised that our freedom will not come from a white man’s change of heart. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Lancelot had given his God to Guenever, and she had given him his freedom in exchange. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He would, of course, still have had the freedom to choose the laws that the universe obeyed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “If Lawrence needs more money and is unable to get it from the government under the conditions which will give him complete freedom of action, I would be in favor of our stepping in.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I almost gave up the freedom and the future I could have. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The only freedom he had left was to roll his eyes angrily. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It was going to be my last night of freedom for a long time—I should have gone out with my friends or spent time with Viviana—but I spent the whole night painting. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It’s designed to give the patients a sense of freedom and open air in the midst of claustrophobic sterility. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Maybe tomorrow will be the day we taste true freedom. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He allegedly arranged for an appeals court to be bribed, and when these efforts failed to win him freedom, he boasted, as the evaluator noted, of “his probable release through influence of friends.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The good come here as well as the wicked, and all of us languish in this gloom forever, with no hope of freedom, or joy, or sleep, or rest, or peace. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z This is the freedom that one hears in some gospel songs, for example, and in jazz. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z My future, my freedom, all here in a little packet that will break me from these bonds. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Those who fled and became freedom fighters the government called terrorists; in the churches they were praised as heroes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the slave owner had resumed his search, Harriet had made her way safely to freedom. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But this — this is freedom of my body. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z No one had given him freedom of the castle, but no one had denied it to him either. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lawrence recognized that their accomplishments added luster to the Rad Lab, and, accordingly, gave them as much freedom as they needed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It seemed a life of impossible romance and freedom. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And that means freedom to speak our minds.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When he told me I had a chance at freedom of body and soul, he knew he’d force me to pick between keeping my soul and losing it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But that little red thing is my freedom in physical form. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He intended no sarcasm, but I well knew that the place he was referring to would not afford me the freedom I longed for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was headed for the freedom of open fields. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The pastor shouts, “The fight for freedom and equality for all of our children must continue until every single American is free. Until there is truth and justice for all of God’s children.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ophie had experienced a taste of freedom, and now she was loath to give it up. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But it was a hard decision, with freedom so near and everyone thinking as I did: “Suppose...” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z All I can feel is judgment, not the freedom I was expecting, the release of all this pent-up breath. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They crouch underneath the deck, ready to make their way to freedom. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was freedom of movement within the dorms except during the three daily counts; inmates washed their own clothes and could cook their own meals, and there were television rooms. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if she won her freedom...even if she lived in peace in the countryside...those scars would always remind her of what she’d endured. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We want freedom for all black men held in federal, state, county, and city prisons and jails. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Outraged Northerners mourn his loss and openly pledge revenge, while Southerners rejoice in the death of the man who wouldn’t give them the freedom to form their own nation. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z White mobs attacked other groups of freedom riders at bus depots in Birmingham and Montgomery. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z They usually don't return until late in the afternoon, which gives Sunny and me seven magnificent hours of freedom. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Just not as much access to light, air, and freedom. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z A teetering collection of weathered horse carts was tucked beyond the brush, a sober portrait of the trek toward freedom. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z What they realized was that although no official restrictions denied blacks access to northern institutions of advancement and power, for most blacks this freedom was only theoretical. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Father says that the town steals our freedom; he says that we must build a castle across the river, on the lonely hill of the mockingbirds. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We have got to use our legal system to protect our God-given freedoms. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Cluny listened to the fox’s pleas, knowing that they were merely an excuse to gain her freedom. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A few yards away, Leen Ellison stretched, enjoying freedom, the gear in her tool belt clanking with each movement. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There was a freedom in this feeling, rising like warm air. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Only the thickness of the barbed wire separated my life in hell from their lives of freedom, but we might as well have been on separate planets. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I do not mean to suggest that the freedom struggle is of a higher moral order than taking care of one’s family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I love to fill my mouth with the sweetness of freedom. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And from this freedom came laughter, roars of laughter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Now the descendants of those same freedom fighters were persecuting my people who were struggling for precisely the same thing the Afrikaners had once fought and died for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He needed no less than a rebel version of the Underground Railroad that transported runaway slaves north to freedom. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “We demand to be released! We demand our freedom!” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The idea of becoming a freedom fighter appealed to me, now that doubts about the efficacy of nonviolence had been proven true. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z No more suspense, and no more delusion of freedom. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But if her freedom came down to a vote...She smiled at Lord Urizen, who looked away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Is anyone staring at you? Are any of them sizing you up? No. Because you’re not real competition. Because you don’t stand between them and whatever freedom or wealth they’re looking for.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Night after night they slipped into each other’s cabins and talked of the man Denmark Vesey, of freedom, of the children of Israel and how they were led out of bondage. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We rounded the last corner, nodded at the officer at the gym door, and headed toward the front gate and freedom. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered when he had become an Eight, as Lily would do shortly, and had been faced with that freedom of choice. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Now colored folks like Ophie and her mother, historically in bondage, exercised the freedom they did have to make their way to the city, escaping the chokehold of Jim Crow. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z His son was drunk on his own freedom. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We had just about decided, after nearly four months of freedom and constant roving, to find a place to settle down—if not permanently, at least for the winter. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I walked along, munching the yam, just as suddenly overcome by an intense feeling of freedom—simply because I was eating while walking along the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Best to catch them at the start of their ascent toward freedom, in transit from small places, when they were anonymous, lost, their presence recorded nowhere. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z One of the first questions to be resolved was where I would spend my first night of freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z These visions of freedom and plenty bewitched him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In September 1862, President Lincoln issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring freedom for slaves in the Confederate states as of January 1, 1863. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He would have given all his titles for the freedom to weep . . . but he was Robert's Hand, and the hour he dreaded had come. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The rage for freedom struck him most forcefully when he was deep underground. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Although they defined “group rights” as a way of protecting the freedom of minorities in a new South Africa, in fact their proposal was a means of preserving white domination. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The war is going to go on despite our quarrels and our longing for freedom and fresh air, so we should try to make the best of our stay here. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Yes, but you say that God gives us freedom. Does he not also give us in nature the means to make ourselves well or ill?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She’s afraid of what we would choose, if we were given actual freedom. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Even last night, before they’d run, Mama had been prepared to take a punishment that she hadn’t deserved, to give up her own freedom so that Koffi didn’t have to give up hers. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Mothers and soldiers are enemies of freedom. I am doubly occupied.” Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Inside, sitting in front of my geometry homework again, I feel a new kind of freedom. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At any given moment, their freedom could be challenged. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Then I shucked off my slave rags, put on my master’s clothes, and rode off on his horse to my freedom,” Captain Smith finishes his story. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They are the martyred heroines of a holy crusade for freedom and human dignity. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to her that she was doing absolutely nothing for the cause of freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, the man wore an honorable legend: After he hired himself out from his master for weekend labor, he had purchased the freedom of his wife, then his children, and finally himself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z None were charged, but that may have been due to their willingness to pay a bribe to buy their freedom, says Hernandez. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Natives who had lost their lives in the white man’s push across the continent rubbed elbows with runaway slaves who never tasted freedom until their last breath. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Master Lester’s plantation, Mississippi, go there and tell my wife, Sylvie, and daughter, Charity, that I died in the fight for freedom.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben reads: "American principles, freedom, democracy, and justice for all, withstand the test of time. History changes. Relationships between Americans change. But America's ideals remain strong or adapt and get stronger." Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Her names were only symbolic, but I had more than symbols to remind me that freedom was possible—probable—and for me, very near. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He still craved what every wild beast knows is its true destiny—freedom to hunt and mate and conceal itself and live out its life amid the sounds and smells of the wild. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He was answerable for the Luftwaffe's freedom of the skies, for every Stuka attack, every dead friend. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We get our freedom from England and then we fight her wars. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They have no freedom of speech, and must obey the other classes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he launches into a speech about the war ads, how they’re trying to talk black folks into going to fight for the so-called freedom we don’t even have on our own shores. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A few months after winning his freedom, I was still nervous about Walter’s return to Monroe County. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Yes, your freedom. So, I highly suggest, Miss Sardothien, that you get your arrogance in check before you end up back in the mines.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I’d always wanted my parents to give me a little more freedom. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The sense of freedom had departed, and the childish desire to run across the lawns in sand-shoes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She has the advantage of freedom, but I am a lot more imaginative. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And only in such a world will our own freedom be finally secure. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Everything you ever knew told you that freedom was a trick—yet here you are. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The entire assemblage joined in and soon the air was filled with a hymnlike freedom song. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But that didn’t last long, and it got so that I was sneaking out less because I was homesick and more because I just enjoyed the freedom. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And if she could swing Insomnia Con, freedom would be hers very, very soon. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They could keep their own civilizations, like Esquimaux and Hottentots, if they would give each other freedom of trade and free passage and access to the world. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with my fellow classmates, I heartily applauded him, cheering Smuts’s call to do battle for the freedom of Europe, forgetting that we did not have that freedom here in our own land. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s have a little more religious freedom between us,” he proposed obligingly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And they’d cheer the brave leaders whose words had sparked this fight for freedom. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z They chant on the streets that they want freedom from the occupation. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z As a freedom fighter and as a man, one must fight against the prison’s attempt to rob one of these qualities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he could offer Matthias more than freedom, but the price would be far higher than she had expected. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They decided that that very night they would try to slip away and steal out through the city into the open country where at last they could be together in freedom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I have always believed that to be a freedom fighter one must suppress many of the personal feelings that make one feel like a separate individual rather than part of a mass movement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He cursed the weak-willed men of the town who did not understand the freedom a man of the llano must have, and he cursed the war for taking his sons away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The cottage did in fact give one the illusion of freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Schoolchildren, from first graders to high school seniors, stood up straight and tall in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church sanctuary and offered themselves as “living sacrifices”3 to the cause of freedom and fairness. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her freedom, her independence, her period of learning—about herself, about the world, about her career. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But he looked more like a horse going to a funeral than a long-lost captive returning to home and freedom. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Praise for the girl who survived the Seam and the Hunger Games, then turned a country of slaves into an army of freedom fighters. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Yes, the heat was a misery, but it also brought me my freedom. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z 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. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Al-though he could have been a prime minister of South Africa, he became one of the bravest and staunchest friends of the freedom struggle that I have ever known. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We believe in peace and understanding and freedom. We believe in sharing and helping each other. We’re going to change the world.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Also, the freedom that he enjoyed then and the time at his disposal awoke in him a certain curiosity about the town, which he came to know without any surprise. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Now Martin hoped his meager soldiers’ pay would help him save up to buy freedom for his family. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Everything is for sale here, everything but your freedom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Do I trust Cain when he says I will find freedom if I take the Trials? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I saw it then: Bear and Ball were talking about the very word Father Quinel had used, freedom. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I wanted the same freedom and the ability to make a choice about what I wanted to do when I grew up. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Wasn’t the French fight for individual freedom, Jefferson asked, exactly like America’s struggle against British oppression? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z We shall not submit and we have no choice but to hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, our future and our freedom.. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, “We got to go free or die. And freedom’s not bought with dust.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “There can be more freedom or less freedom in different states.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Father says the freedom of the wild horse is in the Márez blood, and his gaze is always westward. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Any slave on a Brazilian sugar plantation knew that freedom was close at hand—if he or she could make it to the mountains and join the community of Palmares. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I guess she meant what she said about giving us freedom. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “They will if they can reclaim their ancient freedoms,” said Ball. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Since his encounter with the shepherd, Boots’s view of freedom had changed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Raizel believed that society as a whole was corrupt, and that true freedom and liberty would only be achieved once the power structure was dismantled completely and capitalism abolished. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There was the aura of limitless freedom distilled from the rolling sweep of tall green grass swaying and glinting in the wind and sun. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If so, which ship would ferry us to freedom? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “He'will meet with you on the morrow, by the spice market. Uook for a door marked with a purple lotus. Knock twice and call for freedom.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jemmy tugged on the prince's hand, and they scuttled along the wall toward freedom. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I had come of age as a freedom fighter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When he asked for his freedom, Clark said no. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Muzoo, I ask you, have you felt the freedom of the Lord? Have you felt it? He’s nodding, folks. Is that a yes, Muzoo?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I saw that freedom, once, when Evelyn beckoned to me from among the factionless, called me out of my faction to become a more complete person. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She was still irritated with her brother about the invitation, but she needed him, she wanted a share in his freedom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He became a great Apache warrior who fought for Indian freedom. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “But at least you get some time of freedom.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I had more freedom; I went to the markets to buy herbs and food. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mind, her soul, would always wear freedom’s clothes. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered the word—-freedom—as one which Father Quinel used. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Already we were losing the taste for freedom, already we were finding these walls secure. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But my time in Summerland has most definitely changed that, and I am willing to pretend to be just about anything in order to win my freedom from this place. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Here at last we would have freedom from fear. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He finally caved in around three this afternoon when Beth convinced him that Thanksgiving is about giving thanks for the freedom of all living things, and that includes the turkeys. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z |
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