Only the Catholic Church protested against the Hitlerian onslaught on liberty. Up till then I had not been interested in the Church,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law and particularly to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
By freethinking I mean the use of the understanding in endeavoring to find out the meaning of any proposition whatsoever, in considering… — Anthony Collins Copy Share Image
The demand for liberty is a demand for power, either for possession of powers of action not already possessed or for retention… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
Young people have this almost romantic attachment to civil rights, liberties, emancipating people from oppression, etc. The idea that such oppression exists… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
And you have to remember that I came to America as an immigrant. You know, on a ship, through the Statue of… — Daniel Libeskind Copy Share Image
Morality is always the product of terror; its chains and strait-waistcoats are fashioned by those who dare not trust others, because they… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I think it is appropriate that we pay tribute to this great constitutional principle which is enshrined in the First Amendment of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" is enjoyed by an unemployed person, who goes about hungry, and cannot… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
“The social organs are constituted so as to enable them to develop harmoniously in the grand air of liberty. Away, then, with… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
“What the hell does liberty mean anyhow? It's just a word like house or table or any other word. Only it's a… — Dalton Trumbo Copy Share Image
The citizens of the United States cherish sentiments the most friendly in favor of liberty and happiness...beyond the Atlantic. In the wars… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
A function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
The short interregnum of civil society built on the ruins of the Bastille came to its end with the establishment of the… — Israel Shamir Copy Share Image
In every man's mind the good seeds of liberty are planted, and he who brings his fellow down so low, as to… — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share Image
“Even the soberest judged it requisite to sacrifice one part of their liberty to ensure the other, as a man, dangerously wounded… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. To be more safe, [nations] at length become willing to… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
My sister Emily loved the moors. Flowers brighter than the rose bloomed in the blackest of the heath for her; out of… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
He is free who lives as he wishes to live; who is neither subject to compulsion nor to hindrance, nor to force;… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
The Spirit of God first imparts love; He next inspires hope, and then gives liberty; and that is about the last thing… — Dwight L. Moody Copy Share Image
If they are really persuaded that the army is annually established by me, that I have the sole disposal of posts and… — Robert Walpole Copy Share Image
I remain mindful that the role of a judge is a limited one and that judges can't solve every problem. But at… — David Stras Copy Share Image
The slaves of power mind the cause they have to serve, because their own interest is concerned; but the friends of liberty… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
“Living off others is a form of bondage—for if you take from a person his responsibility to care for himself, you also… — Cameron C. Taylor Copy Share Image
The two main ideas that run through all of my writing, whether it be literary criticism or political polemic are these: I… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
If you're writing a book that takes place in New York in the moment, you can't not write about 9-11; you can't… — Richard Price Copy Share Image
It's a hard truth for Americans to face, that neither team in Washington is going to guard what we love the most.… — Llewellyn Rockwell Copy Share Image
I grew up in an era when strange adults would grab me on the street and say: 'Don't do that.' You never… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
Trump's one liberal policy seems to be his desire to pump more funding into mental health - which I've taken the liberty… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not...the guns of our war steamers, or the strength of… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on… — George W. Romney 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 best doctor, if you're sick, may not be the one that shares your faith. We found that out to be true… — Jerry Falwell, Jr Copy Share Image
“In arguing against free enterprise capitalism, the collectivist always adopts the false assumption of a fixed number of jobs in that system.… — Isabel Paterson Copy Share Image
“Liberty is like rich food and strong wine: the strong natures accustomed to them thrive and grow even stronger on them; but… — Jean Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
The bottom line is this: It is not, in a country that was founded on the values of individual liberty and personal… — Kat Timpf Copy Share Image
The word liberty has been falsely used by persons who, being degenerately profligate in private life, and mischievous in public, had no… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
The coming change can only come through a revolution, because the possessing class will not allow a peaceful change to take place;… — Lucy Parsons Copy Share Image
[The proposed establishment] will have a . . . tendency to banish our Citizens. . . . To superadd a fresh motive… — James Madison Copy Share Image
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