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    Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect
    everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will
    preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that
    force, you are inevitably ruined.

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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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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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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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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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For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

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Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.

Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.

by John Adams Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Every law is an infraction of liberty.

Every law is an infraction of liberty.

by Jeremy Bentham Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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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.

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Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

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