"It is always dangerous to the liberties of……" — Samuel Adams
"It is always dangerous to the liberties of the people to have an army stationed among them, over which they have no control ... The Militia is composed of free Citizens. There is therefore no danger of their making use of their Power to the destruction of their own Rights, or suffering others to invade them."
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Samuel Adams
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93 Quotes by Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams has 93 quotes on this site.
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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom…
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Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an…
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How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!
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The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is…
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He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard…
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Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to…
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
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We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them.
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The country shall be independent, and we will be satisfied with nothing short of it.
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The Constitution shall never be construed . . . to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable…
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There never was a democracy that did not commit suicide.
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More Always Dangerous Quotes
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Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
— Edward Abbey
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
— Abdallah II
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An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty. It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to misapply even…
— Thomas Paine
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It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and,…
— Margot Asquith
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Losers walking around with money in their pockets are always dangerous, not to be trusted. Some horse always reaches out…
— Bill Barich
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I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people,…
— Malala Yousafzai
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Prayers born out of murmuring are always dangerous. When, therefore, we are in a discontented mood, let'us take care what…
— William Mackergo Taylor
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Success is always dangerous. It can make an asshole out of anybody.
— Charles Bukowski
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Thinking is always dangerous to the status quo. [...] The moment you start thinking, you'll want to change something.
— Margaret J. Wheatley
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At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities, that have…
— Lord Acton
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It's almost always dangerous to be right too soon.
— David Gerrold
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Appearing better than others is always dangerous, but most dangerous of all is to appear to have no faults or…
— Robert Greene
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