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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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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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I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of read more

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

by Thomas Jefferson 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 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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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free.

We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free.

by Cicero Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to read more

I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.

by Harriet Tubman Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our read more

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal -- well-meaning but without understanding.

The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal -- well-meaning but without understanding.

by Louis D. Brandeis Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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