Quotes by Liberty In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes. Baron de Montesquieu liberty states light Countries are not cultivated in proportion to their fertility, but to their liberty. Baron de Montesquieu fertility liberty country Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth. And let me remind you, they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyrannies. Absolute power does corrupt, and those who seek it must be suspect and must be opposed. Barry Goldwater liberty doe heaven Government should stay the hell out of people's business. Barry Goldwater liberty government people Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man's liberty. Barry Goldwater chiefs liberty men There's no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom. Barry Goldwater defense liberty country I say further that for this great legislative body to ignore the Constitution and the fundamental concepts of our governmental system is to act in a manner which could ultimately destroy the freedom of all American citizens, including the freedoms of the very persons whose feelings and whose liberties are the major subject of this legislation. Barry Goldwater liberty body feelings Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. Barry Goldwater defense liberty vices And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' "interests," I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can. Barry Goldwater neglect liberty causes He who regulates everything by laws, is more likely to arouse vices than reform them. Baruch Spinoza liberty vices law the ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain by fear, nor to exact obedience, but to free every man from fear that he may live in all possible security... In fact the true aim of government is liberty. Baruch Spinoza liberty may men The real disturbers of the peace are those who, in a free state, seek to curtail the liberty of judgment which they are unable to tyrannize over. Baruch Spinoza judgment liberty real Never is liberty more easily lost than when we think we are defending it. Ben Chifley liberty political thinking Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. Ben Nelson convincing-evidence liberty done When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life, liberty and justice for all. Benazir Bhutto justice-for-all foundation liberty Liberty is a duty, not a right. Benito Mussolini duty liberty We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty... Benito Mussolini corpses buried liberty What is liberty? There is no such thing as absolute liberty! Benito Mussolini absolutes liberty Family - see Fascist State. Benito Mussolini fascists liberty states The great ideals of liberty and equality are preserved against the assaults of opportunism, the expediency of the passing hour, the erosion of small encroachments, the scorn and derision of those who have no patience with general principles. Benjamin Cardozo erosion equality liberty «89101112131415161718»