#liberty

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

#after #any #anybody #argument #authoritarian

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

— Paul Ryan

#depends #did #founders #government #happiness

The higher your station, the less your liberty. ↗

— Sallust

#less #liberty #station #your

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

— Sallust

#few #few men #just #liberty #master

It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty. ↗

— Charles Schumer

#defense #essential #gave #honor #individuals

The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets. ↗

— Lysander Spooner

#keeping #liberty #men #money #only

If we hold true to our ideals and our commitment to freedom, this generation of servicemen and women will have extended liberty to the Iraqi people, just as previous generations of Americans have all across the globe. ↗

— Jim Talent

#commitment #extended #freedom #generation #generations

Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers. ↗

— Tecumseh

#country #defend #fathers #form #graves

It is not the fact of liberty but the way in which liberty is exercised that ultimately determines whether liberty itself survives. ↗

— Dorothy Thompson

#exercised #fact #itself #liberty #survives

When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered. ↗

— Dorothy Thompson

#default #force #liberty #never #recovered