No state, upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union. Plainly, the central idea of secession, is the… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
It is very exciting to have the opportunity to return to the East Coast and join the Liberty family. — Anne Donovan Copy Share Image
For there are very few so foolish who would not rather govern themselves than be governed by others. — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
The more laws and restrictions there are, The poorer people become. The sharper men's weapons, The more trouble in the land. — Laozi Copy Share Image
“Liberty is a constant battle between government; who would limit it, people; who would concede it, and patriots; who would defend it.” — Samuel R. Young Jr Copy Share Image
A tyranny based on ... deception and maintained by terror must inevitably perish from the poison it generates within itself. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Playing 4-5-1, I could have all the liberty in the world - it was complicated to express myself. — Dimitri Payet Copy Share Image
Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main bulwark. — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
The welfare state is the oldest con game in the world. First you take people's money away quietly, and then you give… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Oh, Liberty! thou goddess heavenly bright! Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with delight! Eternal pleasures in thy presence reign, And smiling plenty… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
The state is essentially an apparatus of compulsion and coercion. The characteristic feature of its activities is to compel people through the… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Political democracy cannot flourish under all economic conditions. Democracy requires an economic system which supports the political ideals of liberty and equality… — Mortimer Adler Copy Share Image
It is only by the abolition of the State, by the conquest of perfect liberty by the individual, by free agreement, association,… — Peter Kropotkin Copy Share Image
Far from a simple attempt to rid the nation of crime and drugs, our policy against narcotics -- like any public policy… — Joel Miller Copy Share Image
The GOP of old has grown stale and moss-covered. I don't think we need to name any names, do we? Our party… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
We are a product of our families, schools, and churches. Without the liberty and rule of law that characterize America, entrepreneurship would… — Rich Lowry Copy Share Image
In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Three-fifths to two-thirds of the federal budget consists of taking property from one American and giving it to another. Were a private… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
That is the story of our history - whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people or the struggle for equality… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“I drank a little California Mountain Red at home and thought--why not--wherever you turn someone is shouting give me liberty of I… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
[America's] glory is not dominion, but liberty. Her march is the march of the mind. She has a spear and a shield:… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
The Americans of 1776 were among the first men in modern society to defend rather than to seek an open society and… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
If one asks me the meaning of our flag, I say to him: It means all that the Constitution of our people,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is futile to fight against, if one does not know what one is fighting for. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
When will the world learn that a million men are of no importance compared with one man? — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Philadelphia, the foundation of freedom, liberty and democracy, I still believe in the idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
The enlargement of liberty for individual human beings must be the supreme goal and abiding practice of any western society. — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
Politicians are frightened to death of people who actually believe in liberty. — Neal Boortz Copy Share Image
The key to the survival of liberty in the modern world is the embrace of multiple identities. — Timothy Garton Ash Copy Share Image
We desire to give the Soviet people absolute liberty of voting for those they desire to elect, those whom they trust to… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
The liberty of the whole earth was depending on the issue of the contest, and was ever such a prize won with… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Americans cherish our liberty and don't want government or corporations to take away our freedoms. — Christine Pelosi Copy Share Image
If you want to remain at liberty, I suggest you not antagonize your defenders. — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
“Civil Wars happen when the victimized are armed. Genocide happens when they are not.” — A.E. Samaan Copy Share Image
Deep in the frozen regions of the north, A goddess violated brought thee forth, Immortal Liberty! — Tobias Smollett Copy Share Image
You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but… — Billie Holiday Copy Share Image
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
Increases in money supply are what constitute inflation, and a general rise in prices is the symptom. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Free software' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of 'free' as in 'free speech,'… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image