#liberty

But on the other hand government takes away a certain amount of liberty and in some countries it takes away all of liberty. And it will, everywhere, if people who fight government do not fight government any longer. ↗

— William Kunstler

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It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty. ↗

— John Ruskin

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Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us. ↗

— Benjamin Rush

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The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

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We believe, as our founders did, that 'the pursuit of happiness' depends upon individual liberty; and individual liberty requires limited government. ↗

— Paul Ryan

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Today, we stand as a united country and are much closer to the ideals set forth in our Constitution that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ↗

— Jim Ryun

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I want children, but at the moment the liberty I have now finally, has a far too high value. ↗

— Gabriela Sabatini

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The higher your station, the less your liberty. ↗

— Sallust

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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. ↗

— Sallust

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I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private wealth I should decline, or any sort of personal possessions, because they would take away my liberty. ↗

— George Santayana

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