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    'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
    Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
    And we are weeds without it.

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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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Liberty is the only thing you can't have unless you give it to others.

Liberty is the only thing you can't have unless you give it to others.

by William Allen White Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Liberty is one of the most valuable blessings that Heaven has bestowed upon mankind.

Liberty is one of the most valuable blessings that Heaven has bestowed upon mankind.

by Miguel De Cervantes Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to read more

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.

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It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have frequently been forged in cases read more

It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have frequently been forged in cases involving not very nice people.

by Felix Frankfurter Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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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.

by Mary Mccarty 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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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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The love of liberty with life is given,
And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.

The love of liberty with life is given,
And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.

by John Dryden Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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