Freedom Quote by John Basil Barnhill

When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.

— Thomas Jefferson

When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty.

— Thomas Jefferson

A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!

— Thomas Jefferson

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

— Faith Brashear

Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order…

— Baron de Montesquieu

Politicians are frightened to death of people who actually believe in liberty.

— Neal Boortz

Liberty is always freedom from the government.

— Ludwig von Mises

A people may prefer a free government, but if by momentary discouragement or temporary panic, or a fit of enthusiasm for an individual, they…

— John Stuart Mill

It is a melancholy reflection that liberty should be equally exposed to danger whether the government have too much power or too little power…

— James Madison

Life in America shows that liberty, paired with law, is not to be feared.

— George W. Bush

“The degree of liberty or tyranny in any government is in large degree a reflection of the relative determination of the subjects to be…

— Gene Sharp

Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world. Justly…

— Oliver Ellsworth