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 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. 
You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man's freedom. You can be free only read more
You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man's freedom. You can be free only if I am free.
 The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal 
vigilance.  
 The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal 
vigilance. 
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
It behoves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of read more
It behoves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.
For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.
For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.
 Those who work for plant rights 
don't parse parsley
nor bomb poppies
nor purchase antipeople papers.
They plant papayas,
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 Those who work for plant rights 
don't parse parsley
nor bomb poppies
nor purchase antipeople papers.
They plant papayas,
and peppers.
Their pulpit is the popular*
not the papal but poplars.
* not in the sense of ephemeral fame
but what the people want. 
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.
Give me liberty, or give me death.
Give me liberty, or give me death.