Being free Quote by John Dickinson

We cannot be happy without being free; we cannot be free without being secure in our property; we cannot be secure in our property…

— John Dickinson

We cannot be happy, without being free, that we cannot be free, without being secure in our property, that we cannot be secure in…

— John Dickinson

“Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness... but only when you pay your taxes? That means your freedom is rented, leased, & not unalienable.”

— Steve Maraboli

The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity.…

— Calvin Coolidge

We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world…

— Sam Houston

Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away.

— David Allan Coe

“Freedom can never yield its fullness of blessings so long as the law or its administration places the smallest obstacle in the pathway of…

— James A. Garfield

Freedom cannot be granted. It must be taken.

— Max Stirner

Still less, let it be proposed that our properties within our own territories shall be taxed or regulated by any power on earth but…

— Thomas Jefferson

“At a certain point, beyond all extremity, the only freedom you have left is the freedom to say ‘No’ and let them do as…

— Jonathan Sims

Freedom must be demanded and defended, by those who have been denied it and by those who are already free

— Aung San Suu Kyi

“Any freedom that can be given can be taken away.”

— Christopher Moore