Personal liberty Quote by Russell Kirk

“Only power that springs from the weakness of the oppressed will be sufficiently strong to free both.”

— Paulo Freire

“The political liberty, of the subject, (separation of powers), is a tranquility of mind arising from the opinion each person has of [their] safety.…

— Baron de Montesquieu

“If the distribution of power among the several parts of the State is the most efficient restraint on monarchy, the distribution of power among…

— Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

“The national unity of a free people depends upon a sufficiently even balance of political power to make it impracticable for the administration to…

— Walter Lippmann

“Power can be hoarded by the mighty or stolen from the innocent.Power provides the ability to choose. But has a proclivity for corruption. The…

— Emily Thorne

“Political liberty—that is, the ability of societies to rule themselves—does not depend only on the degree to which a society can mobilize opposition to…

— Francis Fukuyama

“In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Power must be balanced, at least slightly. See what it has done to his wits? He rules out of fear and intimidation, not loyalty.”

— Jeff Wheeler

“according to Montesquieu, the persons, the liberties, the property, mankind itself, are nothing but materials to exercise the sagacity of lawgivers." Rousseau.”

— Frédéric Bastiat

“Through our intentions, a place no power can influence, we have the power to oppose.”

— Bryant McGill

“Freedom isn't the highest good. Power is. For without power, your freedom can be taken.”

— Brent Weeks

“Most the power of authoritarianism is freely given.”

— Timothy Snyder