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'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
And we are read more
'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
And we are weeds without it.
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.
He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.
He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.