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    When Liberty from Greece withdrew,
    And o'er the Adriatic flew,
    To where the Tiber pours his urn,
    She struck the rude Tarpeian rock;
    Sparks were kindled by the shock--
    Again thy fires began to burn.

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Liberty is one of the most valuable blessings that Heaven has bestowed upon mankind.

Liberty is one of the most valuable blessings that Heaven has bestowed upon mankind.

by Miguel De Cervantes Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

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

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Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

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The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal -- well-meaning but without understanding.

The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal -- well-meaning but without understanding.

by Louis D. Brandeis Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws

by Voltaire Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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As so often before, liberty has been wounded in the house of its
friends. Liberty in the wild and read more

As so often before, liberty has been wounded in the house of its
friends. Liberty in the wild and freakish hands of fanatics has
once more, as frequently in the past, proved the effective
helpmate of autocracy and the twin-brother of tyranny.

by Otto Hermann Kahn Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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One's liberty should end when it becomes the curse of his neighbor.

One's liberty should end when it becomes the curse of his neighbor.

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