#liberty

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion. ↗

— William Godwin

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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

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As long as every generation rises to its challenges and stands up in defense of liberty - as Americans have done in the past and as our men and women continue to do today - our nation will remain free and strong. ↗

— Doc Hastings

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When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated. ↗

— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers for his own welfare. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

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Will you permit the sacred fire of liberty, brought by your fathers from the venerable temples of Britain, to be quenched and trodden out on the simple altars they have raised? ↗

— Joseph Howe

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Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself. ↗

— William Dean Howells

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What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man. ↗

— Robert Green Ingersoll

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There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven. ↗

— Robert Green Ingersoll

#heaven #liberty #little #men #tyrant