Today the primary threat to the liberties of the American people comes not from communism, foreign tyrants or dictators. It comes from… — George Allen Copy Share Image
“Government, however, has its sole legitimate function in preventing the violation of the lives, liberties, and properties of its constituents. It is… — Joseph Befumo Copy Share Image
Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
It is aspiring tyrants who say that 'civil liberties end when an attack on our safety begins.' Conversely, leaders who wish to… — Timothy D. Snyder Copy Share Image
There are certain songs that are sacred. People want to hear them just as they are in their head; they don't want… — Keith Urban Copy Share Image
“Promise me no promises, So will I not promise you: Keep we both our liberties, Never false and never true: Let us… — Christina Rossetti Copy Share Image
I'm a libertarian-conservative. I believe the state should focus on defending lives, rights, and property instead of depriving its citizens of their… — Todd Young Copy Share Image
If the prosecution of crime is to be conducted with so little regard for that protection which centuries of English law have… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
Any court which undertakes by its legal processes to enforce civil liberties needs the support of an enlightened and vigorous public opinion… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
The right to discuss freely and openly, by speech, by the pen, by the press, all political questions, and to examine the… — William C. Bryant Copy Share Image
My countrymen, I have given proofs that I am one most anxious for liberties for our country, and I am still desirous… — Jose Rizal Copy Share Image
The right of ordinary citizens to possess weapons is the most extraordinary, most controversial, and least understood of those liberties secured by… — Joyce Lee Malcolm Copy Share Image
A people may prefer a free government, but if by momentary discouragement or temporary panic, or a fit of enthusiasm for an… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion? And what country can preserve its liberties if their… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Individuals for whom no orthodox cure is available surely are entitled to select a health care approach…This right (is) specifically within,,,the 1st,… — Luther L. Bohanon Copy Share Image
Eisenhower was less deferential to the military than he seemed likely to be, Kennedy was not at all beholden to the pope,… — David K. Shipler Copy Share Image
It is crucial that civil liberties in this country be preserved, otherwise the terrorists will win the battle against American values without… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we… — Lucille Roybal-Allard Copy Share Image
With network, shows are pulled half the time after three episodes whether they're good or they're not good. It's a numbers game.… — Valerie Cruz Copy Share Image
“generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. [It] says what the states can’t do to you. [It] says what the… — Thom Hartmann Copy Share Image
As soon as the economic freedom which the market economy grants to its members is removed, all political liberties and bills of… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
The Inspector General issued six reviews and reports on actions taken based on provisions of the act. In those six reports, the… — Jo Bonner Copy Share Image
“We must pose the familiar question about how far our civil liberties have been eroded by the national security state… Somehow it… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
When I think of civil liberties I think of the founding principles of the country. The freedoms that are in the First… — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
Congress remains in total denial as our liberties are rapidly fading before our eyes. The process is propelled by unwarranted fear and… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The beauty of our country is that when it was founded that they took some time to lay out civil liberties in… — Aaron Rodgers Copy Share Image
There are some lines in the sand you just do not cross. Undermining basic civil liberties by locking people up for long… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
It is the Constitution of the United States that has been undermined, undercut, and is under attack. It is the American people's… — Robert Byrd Copy Share Image
The proposition that the people are the best keepers of their own liberties is not true. They are the worst conceivable, they… — John Adams Copy Share Image
America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
Perhaps the most striking assault on the foundations of traditional liberties is a little-known case brought to the Supreme Court by the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are… — Paul Martin Copy Share Image
If religion and churches are truly threats to our liberties, how did those liberties survive, and in such healthy condition, all those… — William Murchison Copy Share Image
What rights are there for homosexuals? The only right is to be led to repentance. To live in such defilement of the… — Pope Shenouda III Copy Share Image
Civil liberties are a great heritage for Americans. They are not rights that the government gives to the people, they are the… — Edward Bennett Williams Copy Share Image
The history of America is to expand civil liberties in a responsible and civil manner. We need to remember that our wonderful… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
We're about to shoot an episode on Air Force One, for instance, and we're going to take liberties, small liberties, with Air… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
“you hear anyone talking about the liberties of England (by which he means the liberties of the obscurantists, the Mrs. Grundies, the… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
As an immigrant, I appreciate, far more than the average American, the liberties we have in this country. Silence is a big… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
In the area of national security, I urge the swift passage of an anti-terrorism law that will protect rather than subvert, enhance… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
![“generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. [It] says what the states can’t do to you. [It] says what the federal government can’t do to you, but doesn’t say what the federal government or state government must do on your behalf.” quote by Thom Hartmann](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d9d/thom-hartmann-13946_constitution_generally-the-constitution-is-a-charter_1099776.png)
