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| | == Quotes on liberty == | | == Quotes on liberty == |
| − | * [[JFK]] said, "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the [[survival]] and the success of liberty." [http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html] | + | * "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the [[survival]] and the success of liberty." — [[John F. Kennedy]]<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html</ref> |
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| − | * "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no [[constitution]], no [[law]], no [[court]] can save it." - Justice [[Learned Hand]] | + | * "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no [[constitution]], no [[law]], no [[court]] can save it." — Justice [[Learned Hand]] |
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| − | * "I believe that any man who takes the liberty of another into his keeping is bound to become a [[tyrant]], and that any man who yields up his liberty, in however slight the measure, is bound to become a slave." - [[H.L. Mencken]], 1927 | + | * "I believe that any man who takes the liberty of another into his keeping is bound to become a [[tyrant]], and that any man who yields up his liberty, in however slight the measure, is bound to become a slave." — [[H.L. Mencken]], 1927 |
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| − | * "Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." - [[Lord Acton]] | + | * "Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." — [[Lord Acton]] |
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| − | * "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." - [[George Bernard Shaw]] | + | * "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." — [[George Bernard Shaw]] |
| − | * "[[Firearms]] are second only to the [[Constitution]] in importance; they are the peoples' [[liberty's teeth]]." - [[George Washington]] | + | |
| | + | * "[[Firearms]] are second only to the [[Constitution]] in importance; they are the peoples' [[liberty's teeth]]." — [[George Washington]] |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |