Continuing Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Liberty is a constant battle between government; who would limit it, people; who would concede it, and patriots; who would defend it.”

— Samuel R. Young Jr

“Vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty.”

— Alexander Hamilton

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

— James Madison

“Liberty demands self-government, but not the right to interfere with others.”

— Bertrand Russell

A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine…

— Oliver Ellsworth

Liberty is the prevention of control by others.

— Anonymous

“but now and then liberty, in the slogans of the strong, means freedom from restraint in the exploitation of the weak.”

— Will Durant

“Liberty is the act of making the Government Fear what you KNOW!”

— Faith Brashear

If citizens wish to retain their liberty, they cannot assume that those who seek power over them are honest. Skepticism of government is one…

— James Bovard

“It is the purpose of government to see that not only the legitimate interests of the few are protected but that the welfare and…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as by the abuses of power. . . . [T]he former rather than the latter is…

— Ron Chernow

“Liberty will always triumph over fear and fundamentalism. Our desire to be free is greater than their desire to terrorise and our capacity to…

— David Alejandro Fearnhead