Liberty Quotes - Page 13

It seems that wherever the Welfare State is involved, the moral precept, "Thou shalt not steal," becomes altered to say: "Thou shalt not steal, except for what thou deemest to be a worthy cause, where thou thinkest that thou canst use the loot for a better purpose than wouldst the victim of the theft."

Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily dangerous. Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions.

A [tax loophole is] something that benefits the other guy. If it benefits you, it is tax reform.

The era of resisting big government is never over.

It is not the business of the law to make anyone good or reverent or moral or clean or upright.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

More laws, less justice.

Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.

A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.

Capitalism has given people both the liberty and the incentive to create, produce, and trade, thereby generating prosperity.

I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. And quite frankly, I don't see much of a distinction beyond that.

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons.

Politicians, like bombers, seldom see their victims.

Equality of opportunity is freedom, but equality of outcome is repression.

The altar of liberty totters when it is cemented only with blood

America stands for freedom, liberty and justice for all. And it's not happening for all right now.

Christian liberty is freedom from sin, not freedom to sin.

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.

A heavily armed citizenry is not about overthrowing the government; it is about preventing the government from overthrowing liberty.

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism.

I am unable to accept the idea that I should be an obedient subject of a gang of corrupt, unprincipled thugs who pontificate about freedom while enslaving the population.

Those who trade liberty for security have neither.

Government failure is always used as an excuse for government expansion. Government thrives on crisis and incompetence.

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.

What is liberty? The measure of dignity.