Licentiousness Quotes

23 quotes by 17 authors

[Emigrants] will bring with them the principles of the governments they leave, imbibed in their early youth; or, if able to throw off, it will… — Thomas Jefferson
Therefore let us repent and pass from ignorance to knowledge, from foolishness to wisdom, from licentiousness to self-control, from injustice to righteousness, from godlessness to… — Clement of Alexandria
[P]erfect freedom consists in obeying the dictates of right reason, and submitting to natural law. When a man goes beyond or contrary to the law… — Samuel West
The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and ignorant believe to be liberty. — Fisher Ames
During the course of administration, and in order to disturb it, the artillery of the press has been levelled against us, charged with whatsoever its… — Thomas Jefferson
That this liberty [of the press] is often carried to excess; that it has sometimes degenerated into licentiousness, is seen and lamented, but the remedy… — James Madison
The slave girl is reared in an atmosphere of licentiousness and fear. — Harriet Ann Jacobs
There are men who strike at liberty under the term licentiousness — Jonathan Mayhew
A large portion of our citizens, who will not believe, even on the evidence of facts, that any public evils exist, or are impending. They… — Fisher Ames
The freedom of the press is a valuable privilege; but the abuse of it, in this country, is a frightful evil. The licentiousness of the… — Noah Webster
Liberty, when it degrades into licentiousness, begets confusion, and frequently ends in tyranny or some woeful confusion. — George Washington
History will also give occasion to expatiate on the advantage of civil orders and constitutions; how men and their properties are protected by joining in… — Benjamin Franklin
Where licentiousness begins, liberty ends. — Samuel West
Beware of self-righteousness. The black devil of licentiousness destroys his hundreds, but the white devil of self-righteousness destroys his thousands. — Charles Spurgeon
Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness. — Jean Racine
Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one's innocence with the loss of one's prejudices. — Denis Diderot
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. — George Washington
I have grown weary of literature: silence alone comforts me. If I continue to write, itâ€™s because I have nothing more to accomplish in this… — Clarice Lispector
Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company. — Jeremy Collier
The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty. — Fisher Ames

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