One of the most clearly marked trends for over twenty years has been the decline in civil liberties. — Charles A. Reich Copy Share Image
National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties. — Theresa May Copy Share Image
I'm just not sure I trust the federal government not to trample on civil liberties. — Tucker Carlson Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech and civil liberties have been targeted and repressed in Hong Kong. — Michelle Steel Copy Share Image
“Let us bask in each other's rights, freedom is foul if it isn't shared.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“We’ve built a society that values civil liberties even at the expense of social order.” — Charles Wheelan Copy Share Image
Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
The Cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even one hundred defeats. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“Thinking citizens are no good to democracy, either you obey blind or be branded a terrorist. Either you hold your mouth, mind… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I do not know what has caused MacKinnon to become, and, more surprisingly, to remain, so obsessed with pornography, and so zealous… — Richard Posner Copy Share Image
“I’m a nonviolent guy, but the next time some brainwashed Duracell trapped in the Matrix tells you that by curtailing our liberties… — Sol Luckman 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
The issue of cyber-security, cyber-crime, and cyber-malfeasance has an impact on a whole range of issues, not the least of which is… — Misha Glenny Copy Share Image
“The spine of the FBI is the rule of law. The spine of the FBI is a commitment to doing the right… — Historica Press Copy Share Image
And I hear from time to time people say, hey, wait a second, we have civil liberties we have to worry about.… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
The only reason malcontent party hacks and academics are allowed to pontificate about civil liberties from the safety of their ivory towers… — Mike Johnson Copy Share Image
The basic principles of democracy should be observed whatever the country - principles such as civil liberties, a free market, a free… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement. No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
The concept of military necessity is seductively broad, and has a dangerous plasticity. Because they invariably have the visage of overriding importance,… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
“Resistance to change in the mental health system comes disguised as protection of civil liberties and freedom of speech. As a result,… — Tamara Hill, MS Copy Share Image
NATO is based on shared values. Democracy, individual civil liberties and the rule of law. In public and also in meetings with… — Jens Stoltenberg Copy Share Image
The issue of religious liberty is absolutely critical. America was founded on three different types of liberty: political liberty, economic liberty, and… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
“As for righting wrongs and fighting for civil liberties, that sort of thing, it wouldn't be so bad ... but then we… — Peter S. Beagle 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
“The conservative ideology sees LGBT rights as an affront to the traditional way of life, for some reason. We are attacked as… — Ian Thomas Malone Copy Share Image
“On problems finding female ancestors,of any background, remember "I cannot put gas in my car without a note from my husband. The… — Christina Kassabian Schaefer Copy Share Image
“On June 20, at Johnson’s behest, Attorney General James Speed ordered the U.S. attorney in Norfolk to abandon Lee’s prosecution. On the… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Zombies have got to do a lot of hanging around together--weaklings, liars, cheaters. Everybody respects them these days, everybody thinks that if… — William Saroyan Copy Share Image
“If there's a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, even if it's not my… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. — James Madison Copy Share Image
Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities. — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
Presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it. — David Greenberg Copy Share Image
Those who would give up their civil liberties for security deserve neither. — Larry Flynt Copy Share Image
“Bill of Rights: (n.) official tally of how much our rights cost to keep.” — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
Civil liberties victories never stay won, but must be fought for over and over again. — Ira Glasser Copy Share Image
In the defense of civil liberties there can be no exceptions, or there will soon be many. — A. J. Muste Copy Share Image
As Governor, I will stand up for the rights and civil liberties of all those in our State, and the rights of… — Phil Scott Copy Share Image
Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself. — Saxby Chambliss Copy Share Image
That's when civil liberty suffers - when we think special times justify the diminution of civil liberties. And I'm not going to… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
I am ... a realist. The magnitude of what one terms license or civil liberties or personal freedom has got to be… — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
