The principle of allegiance to the Constitution is basic to our freedom. . . . when you see government invading any of these realms of freedom which we have under our Constitution, you will know that they are putting shackles on your liberty, and that tyranny is creeping upon you,. . . no matter what the reason and excuse therefore may be.
But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
The birthright of man. . . is such a degree of liberty, civil and religious, as is compatible with the liberty of every other individual with whom he is united in a social compact.
Evil is retributive: every trespass slips fetters on the will, holds the soul in durance till contrition and repentance restore it to liberty.
In reality, though, the first thing to ask of history is that it should point out to us the paths of liberty. The great lesson to draw from revolutions is not that they devour humanity but rather that tyranny never fails to generate them.
Martyred many times must be Who would keep his country free.
Americans cherish our liberty and don't want government or corporations to take away our freedoms.
We dare not enter the kingdom of liberty with mere life-homage to truth and nonviolence.
People fear witches, and burn women.
After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was unnecessary.
We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives. Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance. To write a true work of fiction even is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty.
Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.
This wholesale invasion of Americans’ and foreign citizens’ privacy does not contribute to our security; it puts in danger the very liberties we’re trying to protect.
People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both.
He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.
Liberty for all; chains for none.
Let them revere nothing but religion, morality and liberty.
The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.
Freedom without opportunity is a devil's gift.