Individual Liberty Quotes

68 quotes by 58 authors

Where the state begins, individual liberty ceases, and vice versa. — Mikhail Bakunin
And we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned back the trust of the people it serves... when we have a government… — John Boehner
Liberty is the sovereignty of the individual. — Josiah Warren
'Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded. — Friedrich August von Hayek
Individual liberty is individual power, and as the power of a community is a mass compounded of individual powers, the nation which enjoys the most… — John Quincy Adams
Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty. — Calvin Coolidge
I do esteem individual liberty above everything. What is a nation for, but to secure the maximum liberty to every individual? — D. H. Lawrence
The libertarian creed...offers the fulfillment of the best of the American past along with the promise of a far better future. Libertarians are squarely in… — Murray Rothbard
The American heritage was one of individual liberty, personal responsibility and freedom from government ... Unfortunately ... that heritage has been lost. Americans no longer… — Harry Browne
Our government, taxes, and ideas of freedom are already duplicates of the Old World. Our politicians determine how we should live our lives - and… — Harry Browne
The Second Amendment's language and historical and philosophical background demonstrated that it was designed to guarantee individuals the possession of certain kinds of arms for… — Don Kates
While democracy must have its organizations and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. — Charles Evans Hughes
Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control. — Ronald Reagan
The fact is that every war suffers a kind of progressive degradation with every month that it continues, because such things as individual liberty and… — George Orwell
Contrary to the claims of the supporters of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the sponsors of H.Res. 676, the Civil Rights Act of… — Ron Paul
Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions, i.e. support the free market, individual liberty and the end… — Ron Paul
I believe we must choose the path to faith, freedom and individual liberty. It starts with us, here today, now, Working together, with God's favor,… — T.W. Shannon
We need to get beyond the politics of the moment, the deficit of the hour, the military count of the day, the numbers that rarely… — Bill Bradley
Unlike most heritages, Western civilization is not primarily a geographical place or a genetic bloodline. It is a state of mind. No matter where on… — Terri Runnels
Libertarian presidential candidate AndrÃ© Marrou's idea is that "government power is opposed to individual liberty." Must we still debate such sophomoric notions?... Besides, liberty, although… — George Will

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