Freedom Quote by Stephen Breyer Download Open image “It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty” — Stephen Breyer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Freedom Important Law Liberty Protect
Laws are the very bulkwarks of liberty; they define every man's rights, and defend the individual liberties of all men. — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of liberty. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of… — John Acton Copy Share Image
By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes to be his duty against the influences… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Our individual liberty is the very essence of America. It is what makes America unique. — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
The laws ought to be so framed as to secure the safety of every citizen as much as possible. ... Political liberty does not… — Catherine the Great Copy Share Image
I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters - it was more or less an understanding in the entire… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
“The Court has a special responsibility to ensure that the Constitution works in practice. While education, including the transmission of our civic values from… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
I think whether you are a judge on my court or whether you are a judge on a court of appeals or any court,… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
It doesn't help to fight crime to put people in prison who are innocent. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
One is a painter because one wants so-called freedom; one doesn't want to go to the office every morning. — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
Some people still believe you should just fall in line with what's going on - and that's scary. It makes a mockery of freedom… — Emily Robison Copy Share Image
I believe in freedom to do what you want if you aren't hurting others, but pictures of obese protesters giving their children big gulps. — Philip DeFranco Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
We live in the greatest country in the world because of the veterans who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom and the security… — Jon Husted Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
“No one was more surprised than I to realize that my newfound freedom had been purchased by giving up on eternity and settling for… — Carolyn Jessop Copy Share Image
“In a world of fixed future, there can be no right or wrong. Right and wrong demand freedom of choice, but if each action… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
“In any case, white people, who had robbed black people of their liberty and who profited by this theft every hour that they lived,… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
I have observed this in my experience of slavery, - that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
“I have to blame myself for not finding any way of reaching him, but I can't feel that either Ruth or I had anything… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
