#libert

The People have a right to the Truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ↗

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Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to mutual benefit is something that ought to be very congenial to people in the libertarian tradition. ↗

— Robert Nozick

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I think Tierney is also more libertarian than he is conservative in the conventional sense. ↗

— Daniel Okrent

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Americans want our leaders to defend our values, our culture, our legacy of liberty and our way of life, not apologize. ↗

— Christine O'Donnell

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I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them. ↗

— Barack Obama

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I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions. ↗

— Barack Obama

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What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights. ↗

— Tom G. Palmer

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If vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist; but if virtue have the advantage, arbitrary power cannot be established. ↗

— Algernon Sidney

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Liberty cannot be preserved, if the manners of the people are corrupted. ↗

— Algernon Sidney

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Laws and constitutions ought to be weighed... to constitute that which is most conducing to the establishment of justice and liberty. ↗