#liberty

The human beings at the helm of the new nation [USA], whatever their limitations [slave owners, anti-democracy], were truly revolutionary. The theory of liberty born in that era, the seed of the idea, was perfect. More important, the idea itself carried within it the moral power to correct the contradictions in its execution that were obvious from the very birth of the new nation. ↗

— Naomi Wolf

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The men of the future will yet fight their way to many a liberty that we do not even miss. ↗

— Max Stirner

#fight #future #liberty #many #men

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right. ↗

— Learned Hand

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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. ↗

— Learned Hand

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Social order at the expense of liberty is hardly a bargain. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

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In our pledge every day, we pledge one Nation under God with liberty and justice for all. ↗

— Patrick J. Kennedy

#every #every day #god #justice #liberty

The price we have to pay for money is sometimes liberty. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

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Give me liberty or a bran muffin! ↗

— Colin Mochrie

#give #give me #give me liberty #liberty #me

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

#liberty #permits #right

The love of liberty and the sense of human dignity are the basic elements of the Anarchist creed. ↗

— Frederica Montseny

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