Quotes About Liberty

The private and personal blessings we enjoy- the blessings of immunity, safeguard, liberty and integrity- deserve the thanksgiving of a whole life.

Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.

Happiness is being content with what you have, living in freedom and liberty, having a good family life and good friends.

I believe that, as Americans, our freedoms come from God and not government, and include the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.

Like everywhere in the world, people of the Middle East aspire to liberty and justice. They wish to have a better life and a decent education for their children.

There aren't many people who really put their life on the line for human freedom.

Writing is pure sweet freedom.

Rather be a thin dog free, than to be a fat one chained

Make a liberty without the instinctive duress.

Leaving Humanity is only your decision.

I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.

Just because something is useful, it does not mean we should give away freedoms to get it.

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to my conscience, above all liberties.

No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free.

The mountain nymph, sweet liberty.

Nations grown corrupt Love bondage more than liberty; Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty.

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.

Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.

For so I created them free and free they must remain.

We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.

Ultimately, the overarching prescription from President Eisenhower was similar to what Washington had counseled as the ultimate check and balance: vigorous citizenship. In a democracy, political father figures are never the last sources of responsibility. 'Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry,' Ike advised, 'can compel the proper meshing of the huge industry and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.

Freedom of thought and freedom of speech in our great institutions are absolutely necessary for the preservation of our country. The moment either is restricted, liberty begins to wither and die...

No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves.