Quotes About Liberty

I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.

I've reached that enviable state in life in which I can do pretty much what I want.

Reading is a free practice. I think the readers are free to begin by the books where they want to. They don't have to be led in their reading.

Everybody in the world is - is ready for liberty. It's a question of how you do it.

Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.

We must dedicate ourselves to the fundamental principles of liberty and justice that animate our laws and our governance.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

Anyone who wants to see a very free world does not want government. I also don't like being extorted or being aggressed against by others.

If government can give you rights, government can take them away from you.

I believe in small governments or no governments. I think the majority of people want to have big government, a big brother taking care of them.

What we can do where we live is advocate again to bring back to life the 10th Amendment, to bring back to life those boundaries in our constitutional system that were supposed to be the critical checks in the checks and balances system. Without them, we lose - gradually, we lose our liberty.

All our rights are gradually eroded as government gets bigger.

I think what it means to be an 'American Girl,' and what I wrote the song about, is our freedoms. The idea that we as Americans can be what we want to be and say what we want to say and that we take it for granted.

I'm a great believer in freedom of speech.

A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.

We are in favor of greater free markets.

The greatest luxury is being free.

Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty.

The men and women of the Greatest Generation answered the call to serve; whether at home or abroad, they defended the freedoms and liberties we enjoy today.

That's the greatest thing about America, freedom that we have.

Where liberty dies, evil grows.

I absolutely believe in the right to own and bear arms guaranteed by our forefathers.

I'm for limited government, so stay out of my guns, and you can stay out of my body as well.

My hairdresser loves me because he gets the liberty to get creative with my hair.