Character Quote by Edmund Burke

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness,…

— Edmund Burke

"What is liberty without...virtue? It is...madness, without restraint. Men are qualified for liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon…

— Edmund Burke

Liberty, without wisdom, is license.

— Edmund Burke

Without Virtue there can be no liberty

— Benjamin Rush

“And liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people who have a right from the frame of their nature to knowledge...”

— John Adams

“Liberty is a spirit sent out from God and, like its great Author, is no respecter of persons.”

— James Daley

“There is no liberty save wisdom and self-control.”

— H.G. Wells

“Liberty is the luxury of self-discipline.”

— Alistair Cooke 'America

“Liberty not only means that the individual has both the opportunity and the burden of choice; it also means that he must bear the…

— Friedrich Hayek

“Liberty is an affair of laws and institutions which bring rights and duties into equilibrium. It is not at all an affair of selecting…

— William Graham Sumner

Virtue is the truest liberty.

— Owen Feltham

“Liberty is like rich food and strong wine: the strong natures accustomed to them thrive and grow even stronger on them; but they deplete,…

— Jean Jacques Rousseau