--- title: "11 Freedom Law Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Freedom Law quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Freedom Law sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/john-lindsay-30608_anti-war_those-who-suppress-freedom-always-do-so_584220.png" --- > [Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/those-who-suppress-freedom-always-do-so-in-the-name-of-law-and-order/) [John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/john-lindsay-30608_anti-war_those-who-suppress-freedom-always-do-so_584220.png) > [Freedom under the law must never be taken for granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-thatcher/freedom-under-the-law-must-never-be-taken-for-granted/) [Margaret Thatcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-thatcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/margaret-thatcher-463_freedom_freedom-under-the-law-must-never-be-take_730832.jpg) > [Freedom is the only law which genius knows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lowell/freedom-is-the-only-law-which-genius-knows/) [James Russell Lowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38d/james-russell-lowell-561_freedom_freedom-is-the-only-law-which-genius-kno_2349287.png) > [I love my country and what it stands for. Freedom. Law of the jungle. I hate the people who run my country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-barnhill/i-love-my-country-and-what-it-stands-for-freedom-law-of-the-jungle-i/) [Chris Barnhill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-barnhill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e4/chris-barnhill-66607_freedom_i-love-my-country-and-what-it-stands-for_3034879.jpg) > [Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to raise their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-lewis/freedom-under-law-is-hard-work-if-rulers-cannot-be-trusted-with/) [Anthony Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/anthony-lewis-25023_arbitrary_freedom-under-law-is-hard-work-if-rulers_676229.jpg) > [And we who have toiled for freedom's law, have we sought for freedom's soul? Have we learned at last that human right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-boyle-o-reilly/and-we-who-have-toiled-for-freedom-s-law-have-we-sought-for-freedom-s/) [John Boyle O'Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-boyle-o-reilly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/john-boyle-o-reilly-13406_freedom_and-we-who-have-toiled-for-freedom-s-law_987813.jpg) > [Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order." - John V. Lindsay "No government power can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/those-who-suppress-freedom-always-do-so-in-the-name-of-law-and-order-2/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cd/samuel-johnson-50_bears_those-who-suppress-freedom-always-do-so_1210063.png) > [Law and freedom must be indivisible partners. For without law, there can be no freedom, only choas and disorder; and without freedom,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/law-and-freedom-must-be-indivisible-partners-for-without-law-there/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e52/ronald-reagan-119_cynical_law-and-freedom-must-be-indivisible-part_3144382.jpg) > [“Thus, if the low grade of intelligence, virtue, and civilization of the African in America, disqualified him for being his own guardian,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lewis-dabney/thus-if-the-low-grade-of-intelligence-virtue-and-civilization-of-the/) [Robert Lewis Dabney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lewis-dabney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/768/robert-lewis-dabney-44051_slavery_thus-if-the-low-grade-of-intelligence-vi_459227.jpg) > [“We have nothing but our freedom. We have nothing to give you but your own freedom. We have no law but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/we-have-nothing-but-our-freedom-we-have-nothing-to-give-you-but-your/) [Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a52/ursula-k-le-guin-138_anarchy_we-have-nothing-but-our-freedom-we-have_1576022.jpg) > [“As we go forward in life, we come more and more to realize the wisdom of being obedient, not because we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/as-we-go-forward-in-life-we-come-more-and-more-to-realize-the-wisdom/) [Hugh B. Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-b-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a7/hugh-b-brown-19107_freedom_as-we-go-forward-in-life-we-come-more-an_1158402.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom-law/#itemlist", "name": "Freedom Law Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Lindsay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/those-who-suppress-freedom-always-do-so-in-the-name-of-law-and-order/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/john-lindsay-30608_anti-war_those-who-suppress-freedom-always-do-so_584220.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/john-lindsay-30608_anti-war_those-who-suppress-freedom-always-do-so_584220.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/john-lindsay-30608_anti-war_those-who-suppress-freedom-always-do-so_584220.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order.” — John Lindsay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Freedom under the law must never be taken for granted.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Margaret Thatcher" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-thatcher/freedom-under-the-law-must-never-be-taken-for-granted/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/margaret-thatcher-463_freedom_freedom-under-the-law-must-never-be-take_730832.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/margaret-thatcher-463_freedom_freedom-under-the-law-must-never-be-take_730832.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/margaret-thatcher-463_freedom_freedom-under-the-law-must-never-be-take_730832.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Freedom under the law must never be taken for granted.” — Margaret Thatcher", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Freedom is the only law which genius knows.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Russell Lowell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lowell/freedom-is-the-only-law-which-genius-knows/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38d/james-russell-lowell-561_freedom_freedom-is-the-only-law-which-genius-kno_2349287.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38d/james-russell-lowell-561_freedom_freedom-is-the-only-law-which-genius-kno_2349287.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38d/james-russell-lowell-561_freedom_freedom-is-the-only-law-which-genius-kno_2349287.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Freedom is the only law which genius knows.” — James Russell Lowell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love my country and what it stands for. 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We have nothing to give you but your own freedom. We have no law but the single principle of mutual aid between individuals. We have no government but the single principle of free association. We have no states, no nations, no presidents, no premiers, no chiefs, no generals, no bosses, no bankers, no landlords, no wages, no charity, no police, no soldiers, no wars. Nor do we have much else. We are sharers, not owners. We are not prosperous. None of us is rich. None of us is powerful. If it is Anarres you want, if it is the future you seek, then I tell you that you must come to it with empty hands. You must come to it alone, and naked, as the child comes into the world, into his future, without any past, without any property, wholly dependent on other people for his life. You cannot take what you have not given, and you must give yourself. You cannot buy the Revolution. You cannot make the Revolution. You can only be the Revolution. 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Le Guin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“As we go forward in life, we come more and more to realize the wisdom of being obedient, not because we are afraid of the law, but because we recognize the importance, wisdom, and necessity of law in civilized life. Freedom within the law is indispensable if your life is to be rich and radiant. Liberty is a prized possession, which should be jealously guarded, but it may be jeopardized by disobedience. We should not assume that liberty and license are synonymous. Sometimes we find people of all ages who resent regulations, restraints, or prohibitions of any kind. They seem to assume that rebellious disregard for rules or laws indicates emancipation and independence. In a foolish attempt to demonstrate their freedom they lose it, forgetting that real liberty can only be enjoyed by obedience to law. Consider for a moment our traffic laws, with their daily toll of suffering, loss, and death. It must be evident to all that these laws are enacted and enforced for the good and protection of people and property. Is it not, therefore, foolhardy to endanger oneself and others simply to show one's independence or importance. Of course, we may disregard the traffic laws, drive on the wrong side of the street, exceed speed limits, go through red lights, just for the satisfaction of showing off and doing as we please, but if we continue to act in such an irresponsible manner, we must eventually pay a price all out of proportion to any momentary satisfaction. . . . Speaking of the duty of parents to children, [John] Locke said, \"Liberty and indulgence can do no good to children; their want of judgment makes them stand in need of restraint.\" . . . Any person is stupid who thinks he can defy the law with impunity. They who obey the law find it to be a safeguard and protection, a guarantee against privilege and favoritism; it applies to all, regardless of rank, station, or status. When properly administered, its rewards and punishments are inflexible. They are at once a warning, a promise, and a safeguard. If they whose duty it is to enforce the law were whimsical or capricious, or if the laws were not administered and enforced with undeviating justice and equity, there would be confusion, defiance, and rebellion. With the average, normal person, force will not become necessary, but sometimes, for the safety of society, drastic measures must be employed.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hugh B. 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