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- We have staked the whole future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of…
- Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.…
- Americans need not fear the federal government because they enjoy the advantage of being armed, which you possess over the people of almost every other…
- I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than…
- In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by power. America has set the example . . . of charters of power granted by liberty.…
- No free country has ever been without Parties, which are a natural offspring of freedom.
- In civilized communities, property as well as personal rights are the essential object of the laws, which encourage industry by securing the enjoyment of its…
- If justice, good faith, honor, gratitude and all the other qualities which enoble the character of a nation, and fulfill the ends of Government be…
- Liberty is to faction, what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires. But it could not be a less folly to…
- Popular liberty might then have escaped the indelible reproach of decreeing to the same citizens, the hemlock on one day, and statues on the next.
- No man will subject himself to the ridicule of pretending that any natural connection subsists between the sun or the seasons, and the period within…
- If this spirit shall ever be so far debased, as to tolerate a law not obligatory on the legislature, as well as on the people,…
- Our country, if it does justice to itself, will be the workshop of liberty to the civilized world.
- The first question that offers itself is, whether the general form and aspect of the government be strictly republican? It is evident that no other…
- If it be asked what is to restrain the House of Representatives from making legal discriminations in favor of themselves and a particular class of…
- I have ever regarded the freedom of religious opinions and worship as equally belonging to every sect.
- Freedom arises from a multiplicity of sects, which pervades America, and is the best and only security for religious liberty in America.
- The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, or to publish their sentiments; and the freedom of the press, as…
- Is the appointment of Chaplains to the two Houses of Congress consistent with the Constitution, and with the pure principle of religious freedom? In strictness…
- I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by…
- No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.
- The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
- It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from…
- The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
- Democracies have been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and in general been as short in their lives as they have…
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- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
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- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when… — Aristotle
- I mean there's enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world - within the E.U., between… — Julian Assange
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That… — Rowan Atkinson
- I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. — Margaret Atwood
- If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if… — Margaret Atwood