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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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.
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.
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.
If liberty has any meaning it means freedom to improve.
If liberty has any meaning it means freedom to improve.
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.
One's liberty should end when it becomes the curse of his neighbor.
One's liberty should end when it becomes the curse of his neighbor.
Liberty, as it is concieved by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or read more
Liberty, as it is concieved 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 behaviour.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
