Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [961-980] of 1284 Liberty quotesLiberty QuotesLiberty Previous 20 quotes Next 20 quotes No free people can lose their liberties while they are jealous of liberty. But the liberties of the freest people are in danger when they set up symbols of liberty as fetishes, worshipping the symbol instead of the principle it represents.~ Wendell Phillips Eternal vigilence is the price of liberty.~ Wendell Phillips A free spirit takes liberties even with liberty itself.~ Francis Picabia History has taught us time and again that political power always raises its angry fist when timeless principles are lost. We know that without the scale of "self-evident truths" grounded in the "laws of nature and nature's God," every culture eventually finds itself subject to the rule of the gang or the tyranny of the individual. Recognizing this, scholars of all ages have confidently given their hearts and minds to the words, "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.~ Everett Piper Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.~ William Pitt One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.~ Plato I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.~ Pledge of Allegiance The first destroyer of the liberties of a people is he who first gave them bounties and largess.~ Plutarch The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.~ Plutarch Give me again my hollow tree A crust of bread, and liberty!~ Alexander Pope We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure.~ Sir Karl Popper The American notion of freedom transcended the political realm and in fact extended to every major category of human relationships, including those between employer and employee, clergyman and layman, husband and wife, parent and child, public official and citizen. Americans believed that, as of July 4, 1776, all men were created equal, and that any impairment of a man’s equality was destructive of his liberty also.~ David M. Potter Liberty is not a right but a duty.~ Ezra Pound I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.~ John Enoch Powell I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy. But that will change.~ Dan Quayle There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.~ Ayn Rand It is futile to fight against, if one does not know what one is fighting for.~ Ayn Rand There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted and you create a nation of law-breakers -- and then you cash in on guilt. Now that’s the system.~ Ayn Rand The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.~ Ayn Rand Anyone who confuses liberty lovers with nazis or other fascists is waaaayy too stupid (or evil) to deserve respect.~ Bert Rand Previous 20 quotes Next 20 quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print