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The tree of liberty grows only when watered by the blood of
tyrants.
[Fr., L'arbre de la liberte read more
The tree of liberty grows only when watered by the blood of
tyrants.
[Fr., L'arbre de la liberte ne croit qu'arrose par le sang des
tyrans.]
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.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Every law is an infraction of liberty.
Every law is an infraction of liberty.
Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.
Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.
But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is
the greatest of all possible evils; for it read more
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.
Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself.
Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself.
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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.
