Public Liberty Quotes

22 Public Liberty quotes by 9 unique authors

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger… — John Adams
The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts… — Thomas Jefferson
The diminution of public virtue is usually attended with that of public happiness, and the public liberty will not long survive the total extinction of… — Samuel Adams
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.… — James Madison
The liberal appropriations made by the legislature of Kentucky for a general system of education cannot be too much applauded . . . . Learned… — James Madison
If the question [before justices of the peace] relate to any point of public liberty, or if it be one of those in which the… — Thomas Jefferson
Considering the great importance to the public liberty of the freedom of the press, and the difficulty of submitting it to very precise rules, the… — Thomas Jefferson
Lethargy is the forerunner of death to the public liberty. — Thomas Jefferson
Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness. — Samuel Adams
Is the relinquishment of the trial by jury and the liberty of the press necessary for your liberty? Will the abandonment of your most sacred… — Patrick Henry
I may err in my measures, but never shall deflect from the intention to fortify the public liberty by every possible means, and to put… — Thomas Jefferson
Suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the public good, and as long as it stays within proper bounds. ... Guard with… — Patrick Henry
It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and… — Samuel Adams
It gives me pleasure to find that public liberty is effectually secured in each and all the policies of the United States, though somewhat differently… — Ezra Stiles
It may safely be received as an axiom in our political system, that the state governments will in all possible contingencies afford complete security against… — Alexander Hamilton
The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy.… — James Madison
In all tyrannical governments the supreme magistracy, or the right both of making and of enforcing the laws, is vested in one and the same… — William Blackstone
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up… — Patrick Henry
Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. — James Madison
Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against… — James Madison

Who Wrote These Public Liberty Quotes

9 authors contributed a total of 22 Public Liberty Quotes as follows: