Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people. — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty. — Mary Astell Copy Share Image
I have long been convinced that institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy liberty or civilization, or both. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is your business to rise up and preserve the Union and liberty, for yourselves, and not for me. I desire they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
A right without an attendant responsibility is as unreal as a sheet of paper which has only one side. — Felix Morley Copy Share Image
“If you demand the collective to pay for your medical expenses, then be prepared for the collective to demand to make your… — A.E. Samaan Copy Share Image
For me, it was definitely an education in being grateful. And appreciating the civil liberties we have today, the natural liberties we… — Aldis Hodge Copy Share Image
Excessive liberty leads both nations and individuals into excessive slavery. [Lat., Nimia libertas et populis et privatis in nimiam servitutem cadit.] — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
A man won't steal, ordinarily, unless that which he steals is something he cannot as easily get without stealing; in liberty the… — Voltairine de Cleyre Copy Share Image
“Love withers under constraints. Its very essence is liberty; it is comparable neither with obedience, jealousy, nor fear; it is there most… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Property, the right to enjoy the fruits of one's labor, the right to work, to develop, to exercise one's faculties, according to… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
The advancement of freedom is not a matter of who wields political power over creative actions; rather, it depends upon the disassembling… — Leonard Read Copy Share Image
As a survivor of the 20th-century Race Wars, my back remains unbent, and I move forward for life, liberty and the pursuit… — Alveda King Copy Share Image
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
America was founded on the principle of inalienable rights, not dictated duties. The Declaration of Independence states that every human being has… — Alex Epstein Copy Share Image
I have ever deemed it fundamental for the United States never to take active part in the quarrels of Europe. Their political… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
At the heart of that western freedom and democracy is the belief that the individual man...is the touchstone of value, and all… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
All students, members of the faculty, and public officials in both Mississippi and the Nation will be able, it is hoped, to… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The War on Drugs has failed - but it’s worse than that. It is actively harming our society. Violent crime is thriving… — Sting Copy Share Image
The (Supreme Court) ruling that anyone who's arrested -- even accidentally -- can be strip-searched was decided five to four, with the… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Shall we longer bear these cruelties which have been heaped upon us for the last ten years in the face of heaven,… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
All varieties of interference with the market phenomena not only fail to achieve the ends aimed at by their authors and supporters,… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
I say that the Second Amendment doesn't allow for exceptions - or else it would have read that the right "to keep… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
You cannot preach self-government and liberty to people in a starving land. — Fiorello H. La Guardia Copy Share Image
“Bill of Rights: (n.) official tally of how much our rights cost to keep.” — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
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