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I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town, who have presented another petition, and out of regard to the liberties of the subject. ↗

— James Otis

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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Mr. President how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve. ↗

— Alice Paul

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I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty. ↗

— Phaedrus

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The sovereignty of one's self over one's self is called Liberty. ↗

— Albert Pike

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Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty. ↗

— Plato

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Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things. ↗

— Plautus

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The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits. ↗

— Plutarch

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And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever. ↗

— John Pomfret

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