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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.]

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Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By read more

By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the right to think wrong.

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We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free.

We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free.

by Cicero Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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When Liberty from Greece withdrew,
And o'er the Adriatic flew,
To where the Tiber pours his urn,
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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.

by Henry Francis Cary Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.

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

by Voltaire Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.

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

by Goethe Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.

Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.

by Jean-jacques Rousseau Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.

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

by John Adams 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. It is read more

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it's natural manure.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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