Quotes About Liberty

The Conservative knows that to regard man as part of an undifferentiated mass is to consign him to ultimate slavery. Secondly,

State power, considered in the abstract, need not restrict freedom: but absolute state power always does. The legitimate functions of government are actually conducive to freedom.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason

the ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain by fear, nor to exact obedience, but to free every man from fear that he may live in all possible security... In fact the true aim of government is liberty.

The purpose of the state is really freedom.

Tyranny is most violent where individual beliefs, which are an inalienable right, are regarded as criminal.

no one is bound to live as another pleases, but is the guardian of his own liberty.

Everyone is the defender of his own freedom.

O night! O refreshing dark! for me you are the summons to an inner feast, you are the deliverer from anguish! In the solitude of the plains, in the stony labyrinths of a city, scintillation of stars, outburst of gaslamps, you are the fireworks of the goddess Liberty!

I realized I'm not the kind of person who wants to go with the flow and fit in. I'm an agitator, I'm opinionated, I'm a libertine and leader.

Having proceeded to this length, for which they are now ripe, we shall have a formidable rebellion against reason, the principle of all government, and against the very name of liberty.

But let her remember, that it is in Britain alone, that laws are equally favourable to liberty and humanity; that it is in Britain the sacred rights of nature have received their most awful ratification.

Emancipation from every kind of bondage is my principle. I go for recognition of human rights, without distinction of sect, party, sex, or color.

But once you allow yourself to recognize necessity, you find two things: One you find your options so restricted that the only course of action is obvious, and, two, that a great sense of freedom comes with the decision.

There is not an example on record of any free state holding a province of the same extent and population without disastrous consequences. The nations conquered and held as a province have, in time, retaliated by destroying the liberty of their conquerors through the corrupting effect of extended patronage and irresponsible power.

Each generation must recreate liberty for its own times.

We believe that Liberty will redefine what is considered an academically prestigious university in the future.

I'm a hardcore libertarian - I want everything legal - but I also believe that you have the right to free association.

They gave us the freedom just to play and have fun.

Let each person have a chance to be who he or she wants to be. Only then can we be considered a truly liberated nation.

Accepting fear head-on is freeing.

Women deserve better. They deserve the freedom to make their own health care choices.

It has always been a great wrong that these men and their families should be held in bondage.

Police have two rights that even the president does not have, the right to take liberty and to take life. Those are dear to America. And we must ensure that the highest level of scrutiny and standard goes to anyone who is given that right.