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    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.]

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Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants
thereof.

Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants
thereof.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

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Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or read more

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

by Mary Mccarthy Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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To brand man with infamy, and let him free, is an absurdity that
peoples our forests with assassins.
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To brand man with infamy, and let him free, is an absurdity that
peoples our forests with assassins.
[Fr., Rendre l'homme infame, et le laisser libre, est une
absurdite qui peuple nos forets d'assassins.]

by John Philpot Curran Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their read more

Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty

by Aristotle Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Liberty is the only thing you can't have unless you give it to others.

Liberty is the only thing you can't have unless you give it to others.

by William Allen White Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others.

Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others.

by William Allen White 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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