“Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.”– Nelson Mandela Related Quotes “We clearly realize that freedom’s inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.”– Vernon Howard “He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.”— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.”— William J. Brennan