Quotes About Liberty

Most so-called 'black' people do not feel themselves at liberty to simply turn off or ignore their allotted racial designation, whether they would like to or not.

One of the U.S. Soccer Federation's points is that it's an honour and a privilege to to play for this country, and it is. But we also represent the entire country, and the idea of liberty and justice isn't afforded to everyone.

As prime minister, I would relinquish to citizens as much of my social, political, and economic control as possible, leaving people to cultivate their own personal prosperity and to govern their own affairs as directly as possible.

I'm not a communist or social democrat or anything else. I'm a free man.

Having federal officials, whether judges, bureaucrats, or congressmen, impose a new definition of marriage on the people is an act of social engineering profoundly hostile to liberty.

What are the American ideals? They are the development of the individual for his own and the common good; the development of the individual through liberty; and the attainment of the common good through democracy and social justice.

To me, that is really fundamental to social justice: to have choices in life.

It is true that classical libertarian thought is opposed to state intervention in social life, as a consequence of deeper assumptions about the human need for liberty, diversity, and free association.

Social order at the expense of liberty is hardly a bargain.

Socialism means slavery.

Socialism and freedom are not compatible, regardless of repeated convincings.

We do not want socialism.

Ever since college, I have been a libertarian - socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I believe in individual liberty and personal responsibility.

The primary problem in many modernizing societies is not liberty but the creation of a legitimate public order. Men may, of course, have order without liberty, but they cannot have liberty without order.

Free societies are societies in which the right of dissent is protected.

Software is like sex: it's better when it's free.

If they are really persuaded that the army is annually established by me, that I have the sole disposal of posts and honours, that I employ this power in the destruction of liberty and the diminution of commerce, let me awaken them from their delusion.

For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility.

Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom.

I remain mindful that the role of a judge is a limited one and that judges can't solve every problem. But at the same time, judges play a crucial role in safeguarding liberty and protecting the rights of all citizens.

Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own.

More than safeguarding someone's life, firearms safeguard the freedom of a people.

It was time to free him from my burdens.

I wanted so much for us: a life free of constriction and prejudice. A life free to love and be loved.