Have not fascism in Italy and National Socialism in Germany claimed that they have attained similar results [as in U.S.S.R.]? Have not… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
We built this [socialistic] society not for the curbing of personal liberty, but in order that human personalities should really feel free. — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
It is a significant fact that, of all the Christian countries, in those where the church stands highest, and has most power,… — Helen H. Gardener Copy Share Image
Complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens, equally the friends of public and private faith, and of public… — James Madison Copy Share Image
[A] republic . . . [is] a government, in which the property of the public, or people, and of every one of… — John Adams Copy Share Image
By far the most numerous and most flagrant violations of personal liberty and individual rights are performed by governments... The major crimes… — John Hospers Copy Share Image
Some minds corrode and grow inactive under the loss of personal liberty; others grow morbid and irritable; but it is the nature… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
“Where does government come from?” Haas asked. “What makes people decide to surrender some of their personal liberty to it? What did… — Charles C. Mann Copy Share Image
Unbounded hopes were placed on each successive extension of the electoral franchise, culminating in the enfranchisement of women.These hopes have been disappointed,… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
... we have gratefully to receive from the hand of God the institution of the state with its magistrates as a means… — Abraham Kuyper Copy Share Image
It is not enough to call yourself a feminist because you are a strong woman. Thatcher was an enemy to feminism, as… — Julie Bindel Copy Share Image
“Let no one ever intimidate you, you are standing on no one's ground. But again, some have claimed the earth as their… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
A personal note to the Founding Fathers: We're sorry. We blew it. You made it possible for us to live free and… — Philip D. Murphy Copy Share Image
The (Supreme Court) ruling that anyone who's arrested -- even accidentally -- can be strip-searched was decided five to four, with the… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
The American heritage was one of individual liberty, personal responsibility and freedom from government ... Unfortunately ... that heritage has been lost.… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" the unemployed can have who go hungry and cannot find utilization of… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
In Texas, we hold very dear to intrusions against our personal liberty. We fight very hard against that. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" is enjoyed by an unemployed person, who goes about hungry, and cannot… — J. Stalin Copy Share Image
The fact throughout history is that whenever government dominates the economic affairs of its citizenry, a free society is eroded, then destroyed,… — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
“THE TWENTIETH CENTURY was a period defined by the struggle for individual political, economic, and personal liberty against various forms of oppression,… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
In a tribal organization, even in time of peace, service to tribe or state predominates over all self seeking; in war, service… — Arthur Keith Copy Share Image
[A new all-encompassing national identification system] contradicts some of our most sacrosanct American principles of personal liberty and expectations of privacy and… — Bill McCollum Copy Share Image
“Hygge relies on us finding a balance between self-containment and wholehearted participation, personal liberty and awareness of the needs of others. It… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
The problem of living is at bottom an economic one. And this alone is bad enough, even in a period of so-called… — Benton MacKaye Copy Share Image
Maybe I'm overly pessimistic, but most of Africa is a continent without much hope for its people... What [Africa] needs, the West… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
But when no risk is taken there is no freedom. It is thus that, in an industrial society, the plethora of laws… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
At peace with all the world, the personal liberty of the citizen sacredly maintained and his rights secured under political institutions deriving… — John Tyler Copy Share Image
By definition, the moment one crosses from center to left, one accepts more government control of people's lives. Therefore, the further left… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
“Power can be restrained only by counterbalancing power, Montesquieu reasoned. No man, and no political body or office, ought to possess unchecked… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
“The constitution which emerged from the Assembly after six months of debate—it was passed on July 31, 1919, and ratified by the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you like small government you need to work hard at having a strong national defense that is not so militant. Personal… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
History teaches us that there have been but few infringements of personal liberty by the state which have not been justified, as… — Harlan F. Stone Copy Share Image
![“Have not fascism in Italy and National Socialism in Germany claimed that they have attained similar results [as in U.S.S.R.]? Have not both been achieved at the price of privation and personal liberty sacrificed for the good of the state?” quote by Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c85/joseph-stalin-1734_fascism_have-not-fascism-in-italy-and-national-s_1935059.jpg)
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![“[A] republic . . . [is] a government, in which the property of the public, or people, and of every one of them was secure and protected by law . . . implies liberty; because property cannot be secured unless the man be at liberty to acquire, use or part with it, at his discretion, and unless he…” quote by John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/027/john-adams-529_acquire_a-republic-is-a-government-in-which-the_564060.jpg)
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![“Maybe I'm overly pessimistic, but most of Africa is a continent without much hope for its people... What [Africa] needs, the West cannot give. ...what Africans need is personal liberty...[and] guarantees of private property rights and rule of law.” quote by Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aae/walter-e-williams-2709_continents_maybe-i-m-overly-pessimistic-but-most-of_2794266.jpg)
