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    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.

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Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Liberty is the right to do as the law permits.

Liberty is the right to do as the law permits.

by Montesquieu Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
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'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
And we are weeds without it.

by William Cowper Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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The spirit of liberty is the spirit that is not too sure that it is right.

The spirit of liberty is the spirit that is not too sure that it is right.

by Learned Hand Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Eternal Spirit of the chainless Mind!
Brightest in dungeons, Liberty! thou art,
For there thy habitation is read more

Eternal Spirit of the chainless Mind!
Brightest in dungeons, Liberty! thou art,
For there thy habitation is the heart--
The heart which love of thee alone can bind;
And when thy sons to fetters are consign'd--
To fetters and damp vault's dayless gloom,
Their country conquers with their martyrdom.
- Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron),

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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal
vigilance.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal
vigilance.

by John Philpot Curran Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their read more

Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty

by Aristotle Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.

For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.

by E.p. Thompson Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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