liberty Quotes

“Let them beware of surrendering a political power which they already possess, and which if surrendered will surely be used to close the door of advancement against such as they and to fix new disabilities and burdens upon them till all of liberty...”

― Abraham Lincoln, State of the Union Address

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“The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.”

― Charlie Chaplin, My Autobiography

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“Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are all embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.”

― Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays

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“Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered.”

― Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract

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“Liberty is the nominal goal of Rousseau's thought, but in fact it is equality that he values, and that he seeks to secure even at the expense of liberty.”

― Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy

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“From a political point of view, there is but a single principle; the sovereignty of man over himself. This sovereignty of myself over myself is called Liberty.”

― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

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“Let every nation know... whether it wishes us well or ill... that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

― John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address

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“The excess of liberty, whether in States or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.”

― Plato, The Republic

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“The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the trusted foundations of political liberty.”

― Woodrow Wilson, We Must Accept War

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“Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot.”

― Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

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