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Liberty Quotes

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self Picture Quote #1

To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body Picture Quote #1

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised Picture Quote #1

There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of the Union. Should such an event ever happen, which I fervently pray God to avert, from that date I view our liberty gone Picture Quote #1

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Liberty is so great a magician, endowed with so marvelous a power of productivity, that under the inspiration of this spirit alone, north America was able within less than a century to equal, and even surpass, the civilization of Europe Picture Quote #1

The peoples' revolution... Will arrange it's revolutionary organisation from the bottom up and from the periphery to the centre, in keeping with the principle of liberty Picture Quote #1

The spirit of improvement is not always a spirit of liberty, for it may aim at forcing improvements on an unwilling people Picture Quote #1

Tis almost morning. I would have thee gone - and yet no farther that a wanton's bird, that lets it hop a little from her hand, like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, and with a silken thread plucks it back again, so loving - jealous of his liberty Picture Quote #1

Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice Picture Quote #1

The State is, and always has been, the great single enemy of the human race, it's liberty, happiness, and progress Picture Quote #1

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Hynkel, the dictator, ruled the nation with an iron fist. Under the new emblem of the double cross, liberty was banished, free speech was suppressed and only the voice of Hynkel was heard Picture Quote #1

In a tribal organization, even in time of peace, service to tribe or state predominates over all self seeking; in war, service for the tribe or state becomes supreme, and personal liberty is suspended Picture Quote #1

People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals Picture Quote #1

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it Picture Quote #1

Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired Picture Quote #1

The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own Picture Quote #1

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I like contradictions. We have never attained the infinite variety and contradictions that exist in nature. Tomorrow I shall contradict myself. That is the one way I have of asserting my liberty, the real liberty one does not find as a member of society Picture Quote #1

It is incredible how as soon as a people become subject, it promptly falls into such complete forgetfulness of its freedom that it can hardly be roused to the point of regaining it, obeying so easily and willingly that one is led to say that this people has not so much lost its liberty as won its enslavement Picture Quote #1

At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life Picture Quote #1

The average age of the world’s great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependency, from dependency back to bondage Picture Quote #1

In dance the hand hath liberty to touch, the eye to gaze, the arm for to embrace Picture Quote #1

The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state: but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public: to forbid this, is to destroy the freedom of the press: but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity Picture Quote #1

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Speak, speak, speak, and remember that whenever anyone’s liberty to speak is denied, your liberty is denied also, and your place is where the attack is Picture Quote #1

Federalism isn’t about states’ rights. It’s about dividing power to better protect individual liberty Picture Quote #1

The degree of liberty or tyranny in any government is, it follows, in large degree a reflection of the relative determination of the subjects to be free and their willingness and ability to resist efforts to enslave them Picture Quote #1

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. It is not for the sake of a good public administration that it is required, but for the security in the pursuit of the highest objects of civil society, and of private life Picture Quote #1

Do everything possible so that liberty is victorious over oppression, justice over injustice, love over hate Picture Quote #1

Do not reveal, if liberty is precious to you; my face is the prison of love Picture Quote #1

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It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self (Liberty Quotes) To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body (Liberty Quotes) Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty (Liberty Quotes) 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 (Liberty Quotes) I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised (Liberty Quotes) There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of the Union. Should such an event ever happen, which I fervently pray God to avert, from that date I view our liberty gone (Liberty Quotes) Liberty is so great a magician, endowed with so marvelous a power of productivity, that under the inspiration of this spirit alone, north America was able within less than a century to equal, and even surpass, the civilization of Europe (Liberty Quotes) The peoples' revolution... Will arrange it's revolutionary organisation from the bottom up and from the periphery to the centre, in keeping with the principle of liberty (Liberty Quotes) The spirit of improvement is not always a spirit of liberty, for it may aim at forcing improvements on an unwilling people (Liberty Quotes) Tis almost morning. I would have thee gone - and yet no farther that a wanton's bird, that lets it hop a little from her hand, like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, and with a silken thread plucks it back again, so loving - jealous of his liberty (Liberty Quotes) Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice (Liberty Quotes) The State is, and always has been, the great single enemy of the human race, it's liberty, happiness, and progress (Liberty Quotes) Hynkel, the dictator, ruled the nation with an iron fist. Under the new emblem of the double cross, liberty was banished, free speech was suppressed and only the voice of Hynkel was heard (Liberty Quotes) In a tribal organization, even in time of peace, service to tribe or state predominates over all self seeking; in war, service for the tribe or state becomes supreme, and personal liberty is suspended (Liberty Quotes) People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals (Liberty Quotes) I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it (Liberty Quotes) Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired (Liberty Quotes) The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own (Liberty Quotes) I like contradictions. We have never attained the infinite variety and contradictions that exist in nature. Tomorrow I shall contradict myself. That is the one way I have of asserting my liberty, the real liberty one does not find as a member of society (Liberty Quotes) It is incredible how as soon as a people become subject, it promptly falls into such complete forgetfulness of its freedom that it can hardly be roused to the point of regaining it, obeying so easily and willingly that one is led to say that this people has not so much lost its liberty as won its enslavement (Liberty Quotes) At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life (Liberty Quotes) The average age of the world’s great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependency, from dependency back to bondage (Liberty Quotes) In dance the hand hath liberty to touch, the eye to gaze, the arm for to embrace (Liberty Quotes) The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state: but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public: to forbid this, is to destroy the freedom of the press: but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity (Liberty Quotes) Speak, speak, speak, and remember that whenever anyone’s liberty to speak is denied, your liberty is denied also, and your place is where the attack is (Liberty Quotes) Federalism isn’t about states’ rights. It’s about dividing power to better protect individual liberty (Liberty Quotes) The degree of liberty or tyranny in any government is, it follows, in large degree a reflection of the relative determination of the subjects to be free and their willingness and ability to resist efforts to enslave them (Liberty Quotes) Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. It is not for the sake of a good public administration that it is required, but for the security in the pursuit of the highest objects of civil society, and of private life (Liberty Quotes) Do everything possible so that liberty is victorious over oppression, justice over injustice, love over hate (Liberty Quotes) Do not reveal, if liberty is precious to you; my face is the prison of love (Liberty Quotes)

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