Civil liberties Quote by John McDonnell

People are not usually deprived of their liberties all at once, but gradually, by one encroachment after another, as it is found they are…

— Jonathan Mayhew

I'm convinced that you never have to give up liberties to be safe. I think you're less safe when you give up your liberties.

— Ron Paul

Like the American soldiers who went before them, they are putting their lives on the line to protect ours.

— Doc Hastings

Those with less of a sense of service to the nation never understand it when men and women of character step forward to look…

— John F. Kelly

“To protect civilians, the state needs sometimes to do things that are contrary to democratic behavior. It is true that in units like ours…

— Michael Bar-Zohar

Liberties are not given, they are taken.

— Aldous Huxley

The only reason malcontent party hacks and academics are allowed to pontificate about civil liberties from the safety of their ivory towers is because…

— Mike Johnson

All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land.

— William Kingdon Clifford

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

— Edmund Burke

If you are not able to provide security for your own country, how can you guarantee liberties?

— Viktor Orban

Increasing public safety almost always means restricting liberties.

— Charles Krauthammer

Demanding domestic security in times of war invites carelessness in preserving civil liberties and the right of privacy. Frequently the people are only too…

— Ron Paul