After each perceived security crisis ended, the United…

“After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was unnecessary. But it has proven…

— Anonymous

The concept of military necessity is seductively broad, and has a dangerous plasticity. Because they invariably have the visage of overriding importance, there is…

— William J. Brennan

“Fugitive Peace (Sonnet 2219) In the opera of war, peace is fugitive - thinking soldiers are no good to state, either you kill without…

— Abhijit Naskar

I think when people talk about civil liberties, they sometimes forget that action taken to protect the citizen against physical violence and physical attack…

— John Howard

I have very real concerns about the civil liberties implications of ultimately requiring every resident to submit themselves for compulsory fingerprinting or some other…

— Patricia Hewitt

George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from…

— Bianca Jagger

I was on the state board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union.

— Betty Hill

Critics have stepped up their attacks on the President for authorizing the National Security Agency to listen to international communications of known al Qaeda…

— Scott McClellan

“It's almost hard to imagine anything more undemocratic than the view that political officials should not debate American wars in public, but only express…

— Glenn Greenwald

For the hundreds of thousands of Californians in gay and lesbian households who are managing their day-to-day lives, this decision affirms the full legal…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities.

— Esther Dyson

It is aspiring tyrants who say that 'civil liberties end when an attack on our safety begins.' Conversely, leaders who wish to preserve the…

— Timothy D. Snyder

As long as I have any choice in the matter, I shall live only in a country where civil liberty, tolerance and equality of…

— Albert Einstein

Using a broad brushstroke, I think Libertarian - most of America are socially accepting and fiscally responsible. I'm in that category. I think, broadly…

— Gary Johnson

I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…

— Barack Obama