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.

Where liberty is, there is my country.

Where liberty is, there is my country.

Liberty consists in wholesome restraint.

Liberty consists in wholesome restraint.

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.

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

Give me liberty, or give me death.

Give me liberty, or give me death.

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

Eternal Spirit of the chainless Mind!
Brightest in dungeons, Liberty! thou art,
For there thy habitation is read more

Eternal Spirit of the chainless Mind!
Brightest in dungeons, Liberty! thou art,
For there thy habitation is the heart--
The heart which love of thee alone can bind;
And when thy sons to fetters are consign'd--
To fetters and damp vault's dayless gloom,
Their country conquers with their martyrdom.
- Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron),

Liberty is the right to do as the law permits.

Liberty is the right to do as the law permits.