Freedom Quote by Randy E. Barnett

Liberty is the very last idea that seems to occur to anybody, in considering any political or social proposal. It is only necessary for…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

There can be no liberty without the law

— Cecil B. DeMille

“If parliament and owners have locked the door to liberty, then we don't beg to be given the key, or get shot in the…

— The Cooperative Graphic Novel

Liberty cannot be guaranteed by law. Nor by any thing else except the resolution of free citizens to defend their liberties.

— Edward Abbey

It may safely be received as an axiom in our political system, that the state governments will in all possible contingencies afford complete security…

— Alexander Hamilton

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

“Far from checking the spread of immorality, repression has always extended and deepended it. Thus it is futile to oppose it by rigorous legislation…

— Daniel Guérin

“Liberty limited by law is the cornerstone of civilization.”

— David Jeremiah

These examples, though as unfit for the imitation, as they are repugnant to the genius of America, are notwithstanding . . . very instructive…

— James Madison

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

“Only the most ingeniously optimistic, the most wilfully blind to the facts of history and psychology, can believe that paper guarantees of liberty -…

— Aldous Huxley