Liberty is the right to do as the law permits.

Liberty is the right to do as the law permits.

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.

The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.

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

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

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to read more

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.

'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
And we are read more

'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
And we are weeds without it.

He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.

He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.

I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it read more

I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.

Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.

Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.

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

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