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title: "4 Heart Liberty Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-dean-howells/inequality-is-as-dear-to-the-american-heart-as-liberty-itself/)

[William Dean Howells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-dean-howells/)

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> [At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kennedy/at-the-heart-of-liberty-is-the-right-to-define-one-s-own-concept-of/)

[Anthony Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kennedy/)

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> [What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/what-light-is-to-the-eyes-what-air-is-to-the-lungs-what-love-is-to/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/anonymous-1_air_what-light-is-to-the-eyes-what-air-is-to_1767939.jpg)

> [“At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burke-strunsky/at-the-heart-of-liberty-is-the-right-to-define-one-s-own-concept-of-2/)

[Burke Strunsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burke-strunsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/burke-strunsky-87722_freedom_at-the-heart-of-liberty-is-the-right-to_1789675.jpg)

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