In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties. — Henri Frederic Amiel 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
The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation. — William Henry Harrison 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
Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself. — Saxby Chambliss Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter what color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, etc., everyone should have the same freedoms and liberties. — Lance Bass Copy Share Image
The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
What I want to do is protect the religious liberties of those who believe that opposing same-sex marriage is part of their… — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
Civil liberties victories never stay won, but must be fought for over and over again. — Ira Glasser Copy Share Image
The proposition that the people are the best keepers of their own liberties is not true. They are the worst conceivable, they… — John Adams Copy Share Image
America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
It is crucial that civil liberties in this country be preserved, otherwise the terrorists will win the battle against American values without… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
If the prosecution of crime is to be conducted with so little regard for that protection which centuries of English law have… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
“Promise me no promises, So will I not promise you: Keep we both our liberties, Never false and never true: Let us… — Christina Rossetti Copy Share Image
I'm a libertarian-conservative. I believe the state should focus on defending lives, rights, and property instead of depriving its citizens of their… — Todd Young Copy Share Image
When I think of civil liberties I think of the founding principles of the country. The freedoms that are in the First… — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
“We must pose the familiar question about how far our civil liberties have been eroded by the national security state… Somehow it… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
Free inquiry entails recognition of civil liberties as integral to its pursuit, that is, a free press, freedom of communication, the right… — Paul Kurtz Copy Share Image
It's so interesting that when I finished 'The X-Files' in 2002, the - call it the political and cultural climate in America… — Chris Carter Copy Share Image
It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first… — James Madison Copy Share Image
If we're ignorant of the historical sacrifices that made our liberties possible, we will be less likely to make the sacrifices again… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion?... Let us show that we can temper… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
It is no response to assert that the Patriot Act has been useful; what you need to explain is how any particular… — Julian Sanchez Copy Share Image
“Most every charge you level at American capitalism applies with equal force to communism, with this nice difference, that the Reds make… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
If the fires of freedom and civil liberties burn low in other lands they must be made brighter in our own. If… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Whereas it appeareth that however certain forms of government are better calculated than others to protect individuals in the free exercise of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“The state does not oppose the freedom of people to express their particular cultural attachments, but nor does it nurture such expression—rather… — Will Kymlicka Copy Share Image
We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties. — James Madison Copy Share Image
Increasing public safety almost always means restricting liberties. — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image