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Famous Liberty Quotes
The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. George Washington
Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. John Adams
As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality. George Washington
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin
It is absolutely necessary for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders. George Washington
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. George Bernard Shaw
It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. George Washington
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty James Madison
The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon. George Washington
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties. John Milton
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Thomas Jefferson
In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened. George Washington
The history of liberty is a history of resistance. Woodrow Wilson
Government is not reason, and it is not eloquence. It is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action. George Washington
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. George Orwell
Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. George Washington
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it. John Adams
The Constitution, which at any time exists, ’till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People, is sacredly obligatory upon all. George Washington
Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life. Bob Marley
If this maxim was generally adopted, wars would cease, and our swords would soon be converted into reap hooks, and our harvests be more peaceful, abundant, and happy. George Washington
I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit. Theodore Roosevelt
Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened. George Washington
The true source of our suffering has been our timidity. We have been afraid to think Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write. John Adams
The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government. George Washington
I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There’s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts. Ronald Reagan
The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government; I have considered the first arrangement of the judicial department as essential to the happiness of the country, and to the stability of its political system. George Washington
Under observation, we act less free, which means we effectively are less free. Edward Snowden
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty is more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country? George Washington
To deprive a man his natural liberty and to deny him the ordinary amenities of life is worse than starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body. Mahatma Gandhi
The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. George Washington
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit. Kahlil Gibran
The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or two its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest. George Washington
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. Napoleon Bonaparte
There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy. George Washington
My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. Adlai Stevenson
Unhappy it is, though, to reflect that a brother’s sword has been sheathed in a brother’s breast and that the once happy plains of America are either to be drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! George Washington
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty. Thomas Jefferson
The gradual extension of our settlements will as certainly cause the savage, as the wolf, to retire; both being beasts of prey, though they differ in shape. George Washington
Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed else like a flower cut from its life giving roots, it will wither and die. Dwight D. Eisenhower
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for War. George Washington
I value liberty above all else. Without liberty, no other value can be realized. Graeme Rodaughan
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession. George Washington
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. Thomas Paine
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. George Washington
No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck. Frederick Douglass
Real men despise battle but will never run from it. George Washington
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington
A bad war is fought with a good mind. George Washington
The history of free men is never really written by chance, but by choice; their choice! Dwight D. Eisenhower
The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produce many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in. George Washington
Without freedom I am a slave in shackles on a ship lost at sea. With freedom I am a captain; I am a pirate; I am an admiral; I am a scout; I am the eagle souring overhead; I am the north star guiding a crew; I am the ship itself; I am whatever I choose to be. Richelle E. Goodrich
Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment. George Washington
Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as the abuses of power. James Madison
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. George Washington
I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery. Jean Jacques Rousseau
It will be found unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it. George Washington
Liberty is about our rights to question everything. Ai Weiwei
Let us, therefore, animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth. George Washington
When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. Thomas Jefferson
Observe good faith and justice towards all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. George Washington
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false face for the urge to rule it. H.L. Mencken.
Individuals entering into society must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest. George Washington
Without freedom I am a slave in shackles on a ship lost at sea. With freedom I am a captain; I am a pirate; I am an admiral; I am a scout; I am the eagle souring overhead; I am the north star guiding a crew; I am the ship itself; I am whatever I choose to be. Richelle E. Goodrich
We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency. We expected to encounter many wants and distress we must bear the present evils and fortitude George Washington
This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith. Lyndon B. Johnson
In this enlightened Age and in this Land of equal liberty it is our boast, that a man’s religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the Laws, nor deprive him of the right of attaining and holding the highest Offices that are known in the United States. George Washington
In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. Martin Luther King Jr.
Individuals entering into society must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest. George Washington
May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. Peter Marshall
The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are free men, fighting for the blessings of Liberty that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men. George Washington
For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela.
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. George Washington
For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail? Ralph Waldo Emerson
