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that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth

On the other hand, in a State where the citizens are nearly on an equality, it becomes difficult for them to preserve their independence against the aggressions of power.

the liberty of association is become a necessary guarantee against the tyranny of the majority

The loss of liberty, of all good government, of peace, plenty, and happiness, must inevitably follow a dissolution of the Union.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue; I could see no end of my possessions; I wanted some steward, or judicious bailiff, to manage my estates in Time for me.

The defining character of American constitutional government is its constant tension between security and liberty, serving both by partial helpings of each.

For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

The Revolution was made to preserve our ancient indisputable laws and liberties, and that ancient constitution of government which is our only security for law and liberty.

An armed disciplined body is, in its essence, dangerous to liberty; undisciplined, it is ruinous to society.

Always remember what is your own, and what belongs to another; and you will not be disturbed.

If he did not want something which is not in his power, how could he be anxious?

It is not possible that what is by nature free can be disturbed by anything else, or hindered by any other thing than by itself.

It is better for those who have almost unlimited power of government in their hands to err on the side of freedom.

Liberty of thought soon shrivels without freedom of expression.

To balance probabilities, where life and liberty hang on the result, requires steady nerves.

Finally we must have courage and self-confidence to cling to our own methods and conceptions of human society. After all, the greatest danger that can befall us in coping with this problem of Soviet communism, is that we shall allow ourselves to become like those with whom we are coping.

The guaranties of civil liberty are but guaranties of freedom of the human mind and spirit and of reasonable freedom and opportunity to express them.

At the present moment in world history nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life.