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

Liberty, as it is concieved 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 behaviour.

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

So free we seem, so fettered fast we are.

So free we seem, so fettered fast we are.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is
the greatest of all possible evils; for it read more

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is
the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and
madness, without tuition or restraint.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of read more

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

Liberty consists in wholesome restraint.

Liberty consists in wholesome restraint.

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.

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.