Civil Liberty Quotes

33 Civil Liberty quotes by 25 unique authors

Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. — Alexander Hamilton
[If you understood the natural rights of mankind,] [y]ou would be convinced that natural liberty is a gift of the beneficent Creator to the whole… — Alexander Hamilton
Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers for… — William Graham Sumner
I believe, very strongly, that it is the responsible, adult, recreational, no apologies necessary, 'it just makes my music more fun,' recreational use of marijuana… — Rick Steves
A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district; all studied and appreciated as they merit; are the principal support… — Benjamin Franklin
Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom. — John Quincy Adams
As long as I have any choice in the matter, I shall live only in a country where civil liberty, tolerance and equality of all… — Albert Einstein
Superstition is an enemy to civil liberty. — David Hume
...I am opposed to all attempts to license or restrict the arming of individuals... I consider such laws a violation of civil liberty, subversive of… — Robert A. Heinlein
But the fact being once established, that the press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood, I leave to others to restore it to… — Thomas Jefferson
Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites. — Edmund Burke
There is not a truth to be gathered from history more certain, or more momentous, than this: that civil liberty cannot long be separated from… — Joseph Story
The civil liberty of every mode of worship, and full power given to all of openly and publicly manifesting their opinions and their ideas conduce… — Pope Pius IX
The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue the happiness and… — Patrick Pearse
It is not necessary to argue to those for whom I write that the two great needs of mankind, that all men may be lifted… — Josiah Strong
Washington's is the mightiest name of earth - long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name… — Abraham Lincoln
Almost all the civil liberty now enjoyed in the world owes its origin to the principles of the christian religion. — Noah Webster
Governor Ford is sworn to support the Constitution of the United States and also of this State Illinois, and these constitutions guarantee religious as well… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Let no man think we can deny civil liberty to others and retain it for ourselves. When zealous agents of the Government arrest suspected "radicals"… — Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
The law, which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow citizens, though it diminishes the natural, increases the civil liberty of mankind. — William Blackstone
What man loses by the social contract is his natural liberty and an unlimited right to everything he tries to get and succeeds in getting;… — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement. No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of Christian… — Edmund Burke
When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for. — John Milton
Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites…in proportion as they are more… — Edmund Burke
Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand… — William Godwin

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