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== Quotes on liberty == | == Quotes on liberty == | ||
| − | * | + | * "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> |
| − | * "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no [[constitution]], no [[law]], no [[court]] can save it." | + | * "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]] |
| − | * "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." | + | * "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 |
| − | * "Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." | + | * "Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." —[[Lord Acton]] |
| − | * "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." | + | * "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]]." | + | |
| + | * "[[Firearms]] are second only to the [[Constitution]] in importance; they are the peoples' [[liberty's teeth]]." —[[George Washington]] | ||
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| + | * "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don't want to hear." —[[George Orwell]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Slaughter of the Dissidents |author=Jerry Bergman |publisher=Leafcutter Press |year=2011 |pages=xi |isbn=9780981873404 |url=https://books.google.sk/books?id=PRd8PgAACAAJ}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Freedom]] | * [[Freedom]] | ||
| + | * [[Self-governance]] | ||
| + | * [[Limited government]] | ||
* [[Bill of Rights]] | * [[Bill of Rights]] | ||
* [[Statue of Liberty]] | * [[Statue of Liberty]] | ||
Revision as of 15:32, December 9, 2017
Liberty is the political freedom of an individual. It is one of the "unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration of Independence. America's core political values, called republicanism, are based on the extension of liberty to all. Liberty has been a powerful force in politics since the early 1800s, as governments around the world saw the success of the American model and have attempted to emulate it.
Quotes on liberty
- "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[1]
- "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
- "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
- "Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." —Lord Acton
- "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
- "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don't want to hear." —George Orwell[2]
See also
- Freedom
- Self-governance
- Limited government
- Bill of Rights
- Statue of Liberty
- Liberty Bell
- Bravery
- Duty
- Courage
- Veterans
- Gallery of American Heroes
References
- ↑ http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html
- ↑ Jerry Bergman (2011). Slaughter of the Dissidents. Leafcutter Press, xi. ISBN 9780981873404.
