Access Quote by Robert M. La Follette, Sr

Let no man think we can deny civil liberty to others and retain it for ourselves.

— Robert M. La Follette, Sr

The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives…

— John Marshall

Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion?... Let us show that we can temper together those…

— Gerald R. Ford

And I hear from time to time people say, hey, wait a second, we have civil liberties we have to worry about. But don't…

— Mitt Romney

The people who, in order to enjoy the liberty which suites them, resort to the representative system, must exercise an active and constant surveillance…

— Benjamin Constant

The core civil liberty that underpins our American criminal justice system is the presumption of innocence. Every person enjoys this presumption long before the…

— William Barr

Let us have justice, and then we shall have enough liberty!

— Joseph Joubert

The challenge to our liberties comes frequently not from those who consciously seek to destroy our system of government, but from men of goodwill…

— William O. Douglas

Today, as always, the people, no less than the courts, must remain vigilant to preserve the principals of our Bill of Rights, lest in…

— Earl Warren

There can be no liberty without the law

— Cecil B. DeMille

When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person... there can be no liberty.

— Baron de Montesquieu

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

— Edward Abbey