#libert

It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master. ↗

— James F. Cooper

#borne #engine #excellent #fire #formidable

Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner. ↗

— James F. Cooper

#aim #being #citizen #freedom #freeman

The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied. ↗

— Otto Hermann Kahn

#deadliest #democracy #foe #frenzied #liberty

There's no evidence that I'm aware of that guns protect liberty. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#evidence #guns #i #liberty #protect

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy. ↗

— Will Durant

#complete #dies #liberty #soon

Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities. ↗

— Esther Dyson

#chairman #civil #civil liberties #i #into

Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers' rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay away. ↗

— Esther Dyson

#became #began #civil #civil liberties #electronic

For as Jews, the problem happens to be more urgent and vital than for others; because the destruction of religion on America will involve the destruction also of the religious training of freedom; and with that our civil liberties. ↗

— Louis Finkelstein

#america #because #civil #civil liberties #destruction

I'm a bit of a Libertarian. ↗

— Vince Flynn

#i #libertarian

Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power. ↗

— James Madison

#abuse of power #also #endangered #liberty #may