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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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I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.

I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.

by Phaedrus Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Liberty's in every blow!
Let us do or die.

Liberty's in every blow!
Let us do or die.

by Robert Burns Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.

A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.

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The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

by Thomas Jefferson 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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If you pinch the sea of its liberty, though it be walls of stone
or brass, it will beat read more

If you pinch the sea of its liberty, though it be walls of stone
or brass, it will beat them down.

by John Cotton Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or read more

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

by Mary Mccarthy Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Then liberty, like day,
Breaks on the soul, and by a flash from Heaven
Fires all the read more

Then liberty, like day,
Breaks on the soul, and by a flash from Heaven
Fires all the faculties with glorious joy.

by William Cowper Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Liberty consists in wholesome restraint.

Liberty consists in wholesome restraint.

by Daniel Webster Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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