For now more than ever, we must keep in the forefront of our minds the fact that whenever we take away the… — Wendell Willkie Copy Share Image
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
After the Civil War, when blacks fought along whites to secure freedom for all, southern states enacted Black Codes, laws that restricted… — Niger Innis Copy Share Image
It is the right of a democratically elected parliament to act in defence of our traditional liberties, and everything should be done… — Jeremy Corbyn Copy Share Image
We must educate ourselves and others about our precious civil liberties to ensure that we never accept demands that we give up… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Since the writing of our Constitution, our religious liberties have been systematically threatened and whittled away by Supreme Court justices who interpret… — Tim LaHaye Copy Share Image
The War on Terror has been and continues to be, above all, a war on the most basic liberties and political safeguards… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The key to understanding the impact of the Human Rights Act in the U.K. is to appreciate that civil liberties and human… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
Our government, taxes, and ideas of freedom are already duplicates of the Old World. Our politicians determine how we should live our… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
Those who are troubled by our existing programs are not interested in a repeat of 9/11, and those who defend these programs… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act must be reformed. We must improve the American public's confidence in, and perception of,… — Dutch Ruppersberger Copy Share Image
There is a certain hidden mediocrity in those who are stationed above us in life, an ability to take liberties in their… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
During the last 100 years, the House of Lords has never contributed one iota to popular liberties or popular freedom, or done… — Joseph Chamberlain Copy Share Image
“government must be powerful enough to be effective and to control unruly factions in the society, but not so powerful as to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that the Constitution is the most powerful challenge to illiberal tendencies. If the Constitution is followed in letter and… — P. Chidambaram Copy Share Image
Government money only pays for the "liberties" the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them.… — Jonah Goldberg Copy Share Image
I'm going to make the claim that I'm stronger than Obama when it comes to civil liberties, and I'm going to make… — Gary Johnson Copy Share Image
It is still in the lap of the gods whether a society can succeed which is based on "civil liberties and human… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
I think when people talk about civil liberties, they sometimes forget that action taken to protect the citizen against physical violence and… — John Howard Copy Share Image
Benjamin Franklin once said, 'A people who would trade liberty for security deserve neither.' I think we can have both. We can… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
“Congress may carry on the most wicked and pernicious of schemes under the dark veil of secrecy. The liberties of a people… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies… — Tammy Baldwin Copy Share Image
I don't think I should tell you what to do, nor should the government. As long as you enjoy your own personal… — Armie Hammer Copy Share Image
Generally, the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties, says what the states can't do to you. Says what the federal government… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we fled from the oppressions of kings and parliaments in Europe, to found this great Republic in America, we brought with… — Caleb Cushing Copy Share Image
The American Civil Liberties Union has a reputation for serving as a 'guardian of liberty,' protecting our privacy and the First Amendment… — Tom Fitton Copy Share Image
We must protect the very things that make America so special - most certainly including our civil liberties. But we cannot do… — Mike Pompeo Copy Share Image
Do we exert our own liberties without injury to others - we exert them justly; do we exert them at the expense… — Frances Wright Copy Share Image
We have less civil liberties than we had on 9/ 1 1 in some significant ways. But we are also, I believe,… — David D. Cole Copy Share Image
We will not let terrorists change our way of life; we will not live in fear; and we will not undermine the… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
“Having my basic human freedoms torn from me by ruthless and malicious governments, I am forever grateful for all the wonderful opportunities… — Al Zelczer Copy Share Image
“Every birthday until your twenty-second is a big one. Your twenty-second is a bust. From there on out you receive no new… — Tracey Ward Copy Share Image
In addition, as citizens, we must fight in their incipient stages all movements by government or party or pressure groups that seek… — Wendell Willkie Copy Share Image
Students of reading, writing and common arithmetick . . . Graecian [Greek], Roman, English and American history . . . should be… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The priceless heritage of the free and independent interchange of thought is not to be kept without ceaseless vigilance. Only by guarding… — 1st Viscount Southwood Julius Elias Copy Share Image
When the public's right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all… — Christopher Dodd Copy Share Image
Demanding domestic security in times of war invites carelessness in preserving civil liberties and the right of privacy. Frequently the people are… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
...that standing army can never be formidable (threatening) to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens,… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“What we require is a balance between protest and stability. This is never easy to obtain but is worth attempting, because we… — James MICHENER Copy Share Image
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