Quotes about Liberty, page 3

He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression, for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

Quote by Thomas Paine about liberty

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

Quote by Thomas Paine about liberty

When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.

Quote by Thomas Paine about liberty

I wish that they could have more freedoms to be able to come and play. I know that the only way that they can get out is by, you know, defecting to another country or whatever, or getting on a boat

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about liberty

I wish that they had the freedoms like the Japanese and the Koreans and the Mexicans and everybody else that has that freedom to come over here and play the game, because I know Cuba has a very strong baseball history.

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about liberty

Libertarians argue that no normal adult has the right to impose choices on other normal adults, except in abnormal circumstances, such as when one person finds another unconscious and administers medical assistance or calls an ambulance.

Quote by Tom G. Palmer about liberty

Libertarians recognize the difference between adults and children, as well as differences between normal adults and adults who are insane or mentally hindered or retarded.

Quote by Tom G. Palmer about liberty

Libertarians recognize the inevitable pluralism of the modern world and for that reason assert that individual liberty is at least part of the common good.

Quote by Tom G. Palmer about liberty

Rather, classical liberals and libertarians argue that the system of justice should abstract from the concrete characteristics of individuals.

Quote by Tom G. Palmer about liberty

What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights.

Quote by Tom Clancy about liberty

We were soon free of the woods and bushes, and fairly upon the broad prairie.

Quote by Francis Parkman about liberty

It is not good to be too free, it is not good to have everything one wants.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about liberty

Israel is a country that respects freedom, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship.

Quote by George Pataki about liberty

Mr. President how long must women wait to get their liberty. Let us have the rights we deserve.

Quote by Alice Paul about liberty

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about liberty

When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about liberty

Having federal officials, whether judges, bureaucrats, or congressmen, impose a new definition of marriage on the people is an act of social engineering profoundly hostile to liberty.

Quote by Ron Paul about liberty

Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.

Quote by Ron Paul about liberty

The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people.

Quote by Ron Paul about liberty

The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people.

Quote by Ron Paul about liberty