Freedom Quote by Dorothy Thompson

When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be…

— Dorothy Thompson

“Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered." (Bk2:8)”

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Liberty isn't bestowed; it's achieved. It is not a gift; it's a conquest. It does not abide; it must be preserved.”

— Albert E. Bowen

Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

— John Adams

“A freedom given up is not so easily regained.”

— Rivera Sun

Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as by the abuses of power.”

— James Madison

“Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.”

— George Washington

...Cities may be rebuilt, and a People reduced to Poverty, may acquire fresh Property: But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can…

— John Adams

Liberty cannot be preserved, if the manners of the people are corrupted.

— Algernon Sidney

Liberty, like chastity, once lost, can never be regained in its original purity.

— Josh Billings