--- title: "12 Principle Liberty Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Principle Liberty quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Principle Liberty sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/erin-o-toole-5981_conservative_i-m-a-principle-liberty-rule-of-law-cons_6619.jpg" --- > [I'm a principle liberty, rule-of-law Conservative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-o-toole/i-m-a-principle-liberty-rule-of-law-conservative/) [Erin O'Toole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-o-toole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/erin-o-toole-5981_conservative_i-m-a-principle-liberty-rule-of-law-cons_6619.jpg) > [“Modern civilisation has based its specific foundation on the principle of liberty which states that man is not a mere instrument to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/altiero-spinelli/modern-civilisation-has-based-its-specific-foundation-on-the/) [Altiero Spinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/altiero-spinelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/altiero-spinelli-218203_civilization_modern-civilisation-has-based-its-specif_1859407.jpg) > [It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more nobly interpreted, a broader protest is made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-fuller/it-should-be-remarked-that-as-the-principle-of-liberty-is-better/) [Margaret Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-fuller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c49/margaret-fuller-3268_behalf_it-should-be-remarked-that-as-the-princi_3040530.png) > [We rail at trade, but the historian of the world will see that it was the principle of liberty; that it settled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/we-rail-at-trade-but-the-historian-of-the-world-will-see-that-it-was/) [Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_abolish_we-rail-at-trade-but-the-historian-of-th_1191319.png) > [Every principle of liberty enunciated in any civilised country on earth, with very few exceptions, was intended entirely for men, and when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmeline-pankhurst/every-principle-of-liberty-enunciated-in-any-civilised-country-on/) [Emmeline Pankhurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmeline-pankhurst/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54f/emmeline-pankhurst-11541_civilized_every-principle-of-liberty-enunciated-in_1324079.jpg) > [A useful definition of liberty is obtained only by seeking the principle of liberty in the main business of human life, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lippmann/a-useful-definition-of-liberty-is-obtained-only-by-seeking-the/) [Walter Lippmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lippmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/walter-lippmann-1083_business_a-useful-definition-of-liberty-is-obtain_397994.jpg) > [“We know that the doctrine of equality leads by steps not only logical, but almost mechanical, to sacrifice the principle of liberty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-know-that-the-doctrine-of-equality-leads-by-steps-not-only-logical/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/anonymous-1_equality_we-know-that-the-doctrine-of-equality-le_52594.jpg) > [Mankind is at its best when it is most free. This will be clear if we grasp the principle of liberty. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dante-alighieri/mankind-is-at-its-best-when-it-is-most-free-this-will-be-clear-if-we/) [Dante Alighieri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dante-alighieri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ab/dante-alighieri-590_basic-principles_mankind-is-at-its-best-when-it-is-most-f_2127564.jpg) > [If there be any one principle more widely than another confessed by every utterance, or more sternly than another imprinted on every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ruskin/if-there-be-any-one-principle-more-widely-than-another-confessed-by/) [John Ruskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ruskin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14f/john-ruskin-314_atoms_if-there-be-any-one-principle-more-widel_3123651.jpg) > [The conflict between the principle of liberty and the fact of slavery is coming gradually to an issue. Slavery has now the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/the-conflict-between-the-principle-of-liberty-and-the-fact-of-slavery-2/) [John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/john-quincy-adams-2098_approach_the-conflict-between-the-principle-of-li_1824082.jpg) > [What America needs is to hold to its ancient and well-charted course. Our country was conceived in the theory of local self-government.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-coolidge/what-america-needs-is-to-hold-to-its-ancient-and-well-charted-course/) [Calvin Coolidge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-coolidge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/calvin-coolidge-764_america_what-america-needs-is-to-hold-to-its-anc_2168217.jpg) > [Without the Constitution and the Union, we could not have attained the result; but even these, are not the primary cause of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/without-the-constitution-and-the-union-we-could-not-have-attained-the/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36e/abraham-lincoln-88_american-dream_without-the-constitution-and-the-union-w_2973355.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/principle-liberty/#itemlist", "name": "Principle Liberty Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a principle liberty, rule-of-law Conservative.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Erin O'Toole" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-o-toole/i-m-a-principle-liberty-rule-of-law-conservative/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/erin-o-toole-5981_conservative_i-m-a-principle-liberty-rule-of-law-cons_6619.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/erin-o-toole-5981_conservative_i-m-a-principle-liberty-rule-of-law-cons_6619.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/erin-o-toole-5981_conservative_i-m-a-principle-liberty-rule-of-law-cons_6619.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm a principle liberty, rule-of-law Conservative.” — Erin O'Toole", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Modern civilisation has based its specific foundation on the principle of liberty which states that man is not a mere instrument to be used by others but rather a main autonomous living being.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Altiero Spinelli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/altiero-spinelli/modern-civilisation-has-based-its-specific-foundation-on-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/altiero-spinelli-218203_civilization_modern-civilisation-has-based-its-specif_1859407.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/altiero-spinelli-218203_civilization_modern-civilisation-has-based-its-specif_1859407.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/altiero-spinelli-218203_civilization_modern-civilisation-has-based-its-specif_1859407.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Modern civilisation has based its specific foundation on the principle of liberty which states that man is…” — Altiero Spinelli", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more nobly interpreted, a broader protest is made in behalf of women. 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