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    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.

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I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death.

I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death.

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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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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

by Thomas Paine Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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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.

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But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is
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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.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By read more

By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the right to think wrong.

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Liberty's in every blow!
Let us do or die.

Liberty's in every blow!
Let us do or die.

by Robert Burns Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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If liberty has any meaning it means freedom to improve.

If liberty has any meaning it means freedom to improve.

by Philip Wylie Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect
everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will
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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.

by Patrick Henry Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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