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Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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),
Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent.
Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent.
All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws
All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws
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.
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.
Every law is an infraction of liberty.
Every law is an infraction of liberty.
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.
