Cornelius Tacitus, (55-117 A.D.) Senator and historian of the Roman Empire Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Cornelius Tacitus Quote “Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals. [Lat., Liberatem natura etiam mutis animalibus datam.]”Cornelius Tacitus ~ Cornelius Tacitus (55-117 A.D.) Senator and historian of the Roman EmpireAnnales (IV, 17) Liberty , Nature Ratings and Comments Reply J Carlton, Calgary 1/2/12 Born Free...a novel concept. And unheard of for many generations now. That is, now that we are viewed as "inventory". Restore the Republic. Reply Mike, Norwalk 1/2/12 Carlton, I am with you ! Reply cal, lewisville, TX 1/2/12 Well said Carlton. Reply jim k, Austin, Tx 1/2/12 J summed it up well. Reply E Archer, NYC 1/2/12 Liberty is given to mute animals, and kept by the animals' innate instinct to provide for themselves. The key difference between Liberty and opposing political philosophies is the individual right and duty to PRODUCE. WHen production is controlled and regulated, liberty is mute. Add funny money and 'credit' to the picture, and we consume until all produced is gone. Then we fight each other for the scraps like wild beasts. As long as we maintain the predator philosophy, there will have to be billions of slaves and chattel to live off of. Eventually we become the prey in such a world. The People must rise up. Reply Mike, Norwalk 1/2/12 Archer WOW, extremely well illustrated ! (as a side note, welcome to Monsanto Amerika) SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Cornelius Tacitus quote is found in these categories: Liberty quotes Nature quotes About Cornelius Tacitus Bio of Cornelius Tacitus Quotations by Cornelius Tacitus Books by/about Cornelius Tacitus Cornelius Tacitus videos Cornelius Tacitus on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Cornelius Tacitus