Quotes about Liberties

Liberties are not given, they are taken. Votes: 3

I was on the state board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union. Votes: 3

The American Civil Liberties Union, has helped neutralize the Judeo-Christian underpinnings of our legal system by seeking new legal precedents. Votes: 3

But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nations history. Votes: 3

But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history. Votes: 3

It's time to resist efforts of the American Civil Liberties Union who have conducted a religious lobotomy on this country, seeking to strip it of any vestige of religious influence. Votes: 3

I finally had to go to the American Civil Liberties Union here in northern California to get my reply published to what I considered to be a hatchet job done by Stanley Crouch. Votes: 3

I grew up in the 1960s in Memphis, and my father was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. I was born three years before Martin Luther King was killed, and I think that history of civil action was something that I had in my blood. Votes: 3

No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and virtue is preserved. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign Invaders. Votes: 3

A free spirit takes liberties even with liberty itself. Votes: 2

In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties. Votes: 2

In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people. Votes: 2

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. Votes: 2

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties. Votes: 2

Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are put in peril. Votes: 2

If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the clergy. Votes: 2

It doesn't matter what color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, etc., everyone should have the same freedoms and liberties. Votes: 2

I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules. Votes: 2

Voters are hungry for principled, conservative fighters - because the threat to our liberties from Washington never has been greater. Votes: 2

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them. Votes: 2

How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech. Votes: 2

The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. Votes: 2

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust. Votes: 2

In the over two centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, millions of Americans have bravely served our nation in uniform so that all generations can continue to enjoy those same liberties. Votes: 2

As an immigrant, I appreciate, far more than the average American, the liberties we have in this country. Silence is a big enemy of morality. I don't want our blunders in history to get repeated. Votes: 2

Even though some in our government may claim that civil liberties must be compromised in order to protect the public, we must be wary of what we are giving up in the name of fighting terrorism. Votes: 2

The Union next to our liberties the most dear. May we all remember that it can only be preserved by respecting the rights of the States, and distributing equally the benefits and burdens of the Union. Votes: 2

Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces. Votes: 2

After the Civil War, when blacks fought along whites to secure freedom for all, southern states enacted Black Codes, laws that restricted the civil rights and liberties of blacks. Central to the enforcement of these laws were the stiff penalties for blacks possessing firearms. Votes: 2

In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it was possible to have a relatively free and peaceful country. No income tax, no foreign wars, no welfare state, no intrusions on civil liberties. Votes: 2

Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it. They have decided that it is entirely right and proper for men to fight for their liberties and their rights, but that it is not right and proper for women to fight for theirs. Votes: 2

Legislators and judges are necessarily exposed to all the temptations of money, fame, and power, to induce them to disregard justice between parties, and sell the rights, and violate the liberties of the people. Jurors, on the other hand, are exposed to none of these temptations. Votes: 2

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them. Votes: 2

I like Mitt Romney as a person. I think he's a dignified person. But I have no common ground on economics. He doesn't worry about the Federal Reserve. He doesn't worry about foreign policy. He doesn't talk about civil liberties, so I would have a hard time to expect him to ever invite me to campaign with him. Votes: 2

My countrymen, I have given proofs that I am one most anxious for liberties for our country, and I am still desirous of them. But I place as a prior condition the education of the people, that by means of instruction and industry our country may have an individuality of its own and make itself worthy of these liberties. Votes: 2

Civil liberties, good. Lawyers, bad. Votes: 0

Little liberties are great offenses. Votes: 0

Liberty is from God; liberties, from the devil. Votes: 0

We can afford no liberties with liberty itself. Votes: 0

Politicians have always coveted the liberties we hold. Votes: 0

Increasing public safety almost always means restricting liberties. Votes: 0

I think nowadays economic liberties are an explosive issue. Votes: 0

The government should always be the one defending civil liberties. Votes: 0

We Americans... bear the ark of liberties of the world. Votes: 0

The 'Enlightenment', which discovered the liberties, also invented the disciplines. Votes: 0

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties. Votes: 0

When life has gone into overtime it's easy to take liberties, Votes: 0

I trust the federal government not to trample on civil liberties. Votes: 0

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. Votes: 0

Most liberties have been won by people who broke the law Votes: 0

Heroes did not make our liberties; they but reflected and illustrated them. Votes: 0

The last stop to protect rights and liberties is the Supreme Court. Votes: 0

Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't. Votes: 0

Clearly when the liberties are left unrestricted they collide with one another. Votes: 0

Those who would give up their civil liberties for security deserve neither. Votes: 0

Only a real asshole takes liberties with someone else's car stereo. That's serious. Votes: 0

We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties. Votes: 0

The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected. Votes: 0

The difference between Liberty and liberties is as great as God and gods. Votes: 0

One may take many liberties with God which one cannot take with men. Votes: 0

Power tempts even the best of men to take liberties with the truth. Votes: 0

The flag represents all the values and the liberties Americans have and enjoy everyday. Votes: 0

The Supreme Court is the last refuge in America for our rights and liberties. Votes: 0

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Votes: 0

Presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it. Votes: 0

Whenever Hollywood gets involved with real life events, certain liberties have to be taken. Votes: 0

Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities. Votes: 0

The events with Henry III happened, obviously the way it happened, liberties were taken. Votes: 0

The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation. Votes: 0

Liberals are stalwart defenders of civil liberties - provided we're only talking about criminals. Votes: 0

Men naturally resent it when women take greater liberties in dress than men are allowed. Votes: 0

We must support our rights or lose our character, and with it, perhaps, our liberties. Votes: 0

Civil liberties victories never stay won, but must be fought for over and over again. Votes: 0

You don't protect any of your individual liberties by lying down and going to sleep. Votes: 0

There is nothing with which it is so dangerous to take liberties as liberty itself. Votes: 0

[H]owever weak our country may be, I hope we shall never sacrifice our liberties. Votes: 0

I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health, and the liberties of man. Votes: 0

The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty. Votes: 0

The American Revolution was a vindication of liberties inherited and possessed. It was a conservative revolution. Votes: 0

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century. Votes: 0

Capitalism is our only moral system. All other systems take advantage of man's rights and liberties. Votes: 0

Schemes to subvert the liberties of a great community require time to mature them for execution. Votes: 0

When you're in this type of conflict, when you're at war, civil liberties are treated differently. Votes: 0

I read these polls because civil-liberties organizations tell me I need to be aware of public opinion. Votes: 0

Human rights and individual liberties, including religious freedom, will be at the heart of the new Iraq. Votes: 0

The people's liberties strengthen the king's prerogative, and the king's prerogative is to defend the people's liberties. Votes: 0

In the defense of civil liberties there can be no exceptions, or there will soon be many. Votes: 0

If you are not able to provide security for your own country, how can you guarantee liberties? Votes: 0

You have to have wisdom and knowledge as well as virtue to preserve your rights and liberties. Votes: 0

Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself. Votes: 0

Don't be afraid to take liberties with this music. Try and put some of yourself into it. Votes: 0

We need to give them [the Justice Department] as much power as we can without eroding fundamental liberties. Votes: 0

America stands strongest in challenging terrorism when we do not give up an inch of our civil liberties. Votes: 0

If ever there was a holy war, it was that which saved our liberties and gave us independence. Votes: 0

I think whoever is the president [he] must guard your liberties, must not erode your rights in America. Votes: 0

We see our liberties curtailed more and more and more.We see a tremendous attack on religious freedom. Votes: 0

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. Votes: 0

One of the most clearly marked trends for over twenty years has been the decline in civil liberties. Votes: 0

I know not what treason is, if sapping and betraying the liberties of a people be not treason... Votes: 0

You have an always-expanding, omnipresent surveillance state that's constantly chipping away at the liberties and freedoms of law-abiding Americans. Votes: 0

Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common sense. Freedom is violence. Votes: 0

If someone is confronting our essential liberties, if someone is inflicting injuries and harm, by God I'll confront them! Votes: 0

Defend our liberties and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindred and tongues. Votes: 0

One of the least impressive liberties is the liberty to starve. This particular liberty is freely accorded to authors. Votes: 0

It's not possible in a free country to completely control the border without us losing our freedoms and liberties. Votes: 0

We Americans unite faith and freedom in asserting that our liberties are your gift, God, not that of government. Votes: 0

Christians should be among those who speak loudest in defense of civil liberties and the protection of the weak. Votes: 0

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits. Votes: 0

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties. Votes: 0

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties. Votes: 0

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence? Votes: 0

Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows. Votes: 0

Now that Bin Laden dead, can we get our civil liberties back? That George Bush stole with the Patriot Act? Votes: 0

Laws are the very bulkwarks of liberty; they define every man's rights, and defend the individual liberties of all men. Votes: 0

I do not think we should be trying to save our freedom by killing the safeguards that keep our liberties. Votes: 0

The existing liberties and the existing gratifications are tied to the requirements of repression: they themselves become instruments of repression. Votes: 0

After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was unnecessary. Votes: 0

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights. Votes: 0

We must remind ourselves that an assault on any one of our liberties and freedoms is an assault on all. Votes: 0

No foteball player be used or suffered within the City of London and the liberties thereof upon pain of imprisonment. Votes: 0

The old question still remains: Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion? Votes: 0

Let us by wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties. Votes: 0

Our union is now complete; our constitution composed, established, and approved. You are now the guardians of your own liberties. Votes: 0

All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land. Votes: 0

Liberal constitutional democracy is supposed to ensure that each citizen is free and equal and protected by basic rights and liberties. Votes: 0

Liberty cannot be guaranteed by law. Nor by any thing else except the resolution of free citizens to defend their liberties. Votes: 0

The suppression of civil liberties is too many less a matter for horror than the curtailment of the freedom to profit. Votes: 0

National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties. Votes: 0

Away with the idea of getting independence first, and looking for liberty afterwards... Our liberties, once lost, may be lost forever. Votes: 0

To the Calvinists, more than to any other class of men, the political liberties of Holland, England, and America are due. Votes: 0

Obama behaves like a centrist who leans tentatively left on certain social programs but boldly right on military force and civil liberties. Votes: 0

If the charter of your liberties entails death and despair for untold multitudes, then it is nothing but a license for slaughter. Votes: 0

The historian, essentially, wants more documents than he can really use; the dramatist only wants more liberties than he can really take. Votes: 0

Every man may claim the fullest liberty to exercise his faculties compatible with the possession of like liberties by every other man. Votes: 0

Terrorism is escalating to the point that Americans soon may have to choose between civil liberties and more intrusive means of protection. Votes: 0

American high schools have physically imprisoned young people, stripped them of civil liberties and fed them a diet of p.c. pap. Votes: 0

Terrorism is escalating to the point that Americans soon may have to choose between civil liberties and more intrusive means of protection. Votes: 0

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people. Votes: 0

Struggle for freedom. Where people are denied the right of choice, recourse to such struggle is the only means of achieving their liberties. Votes: 0

We must continue to be diligent in protecting Americans' civil liberties while preserving critical law enforcement tools we need to keep America safe. Votes: 0

Henry David Thoreau was an oddball job quitter and ne'er-do-well who evolved into the bearded sage of literature, natural history, and civil liberties. Votes: 0

Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn't just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all. Votes: 0

In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought to secure our independence and the liberties that remain the foundation of our nation today. Votes: 0

A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. Votes: 0

Hard to remember who is more dangerous: the people who are attacking our liberties overseas, or those who are suppressing them at home. Votes: 0

You cannot go against nature. She is stronger than the strongest of men. We can permit ourselves some liberties, but in details only. Votes: 0

What I want to do is protect the religious liberties of those who believe that opposing same-sex marriage is part of their faith. Votes: 0

Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives. Votes: 0

A people who extend civil liberties only to preferred groups start down the path either to dictatorship of the right or the left. Votes: 0

The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic ... Votes: 0

We Americans are the peculiar, chosen people - the Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the world. Votes: 0

Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love. Votes: 0

I'm a libertarian-conservative. I believe the state should focus on defending lives, rights, and property instead of depriving its citizens of their God-given liberties. Votes: 0

I'm convinced that you never have to give up liberties to be safe. I think you're less safe when you give up your liberties. Votes: 0

A man's liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that he will be benefited. Votes: 0

Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love. Votes: 0

I believe in civil liberties for homosexuals. I guess I'd have to say I'd draw the line at letting them teach in the schools. Votes: 0

Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it's realized that our liberties and wealth are in jeopardy. Votes: 0

I believe in making government as Ronald Reagan said. Not the distributor of gifts and privilege but once again the protector of our liberties. Votes: 0

How can you be conservative and justify wiretapping people without a warrant? We're supposed to be the party of personal freedom and civil liberties. Votes: 0

It is crucial that civil liberties in this country be preserved otherwise the terrorists will win the battle against American values without firing another shot. Votes: 0

The republic which sinks to sleep, trusting to constitutions and machinery, to politicians and statesmen, for the safety of its liberties, never will have any. Votes: 0

It only takes five people in black robes to determine such crucial issues for our country as abortion, pornography, same-sex 'marriage,' and religious liberties. Votes: 0

All of our effort should be focused on protecting the religious liberties and freedom of conscience for those Americans that profoundly disagree with the decision. Votes: 0

For me, it was definitely an education in being grateful. And appreciating the civil liberties we have today, the natural liberties we have at home. Votes: 0

As soon as the economic freedom which the market economy grants to its members is removed, all political liberties and bills of rights become humbug. Votes: 0

The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect guide the way we gather information in the United States Votes: 0

If the Czar will not accord our people these desired liberties, then a revolution will bring about a republic which will assure us our rights. Votes: 0

The protection of our liberties does not ultimately depend on parliaments or even the courts. It depends on the love of the people for liberty. Votes: 0

I am ... a realist. The magnitude of what one terms license or civil liberties or personal freedom has got to be adjusted to the circumstances. Votes: 0

It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America. Votes: 0

Anything short of the discipline and honesty of a true gold coin standard will inevitably self-destruct, consuming our wealth and liberties, and nurturing the omnipotent state. Votes: 0

Trial by jury is the palladium of our liberties. I do not know what a palladium is, but I am sure it is a good thing! Votes: 0

I believe that all forms of socialism have been proven over time to result in a loss of both economic and civil liberties, with increasing poverty. Votes: 0

For far too long the American public and business sector have kept their silence as civil liberties have been whittled away by statutory and regulatory measures. Votes: 0

People should know better than to be an ass in front of writers. We immortalize things. Lots of things. And we take liberties with character descriptions. Votes: 0

Most white Americans were willing to sacrifice civil liberties in the name of national security as long as they were the civil liberties of someone else. Votes: 0

I have very real concerns about the civil liberties implications of ultimately requiring every resident to submit themselves for compulsory fingerprinting or some other biometric test. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

There are hard choices to be made in balancing the country's security and an individual's liberties. But it is a choice that has to be faced. Votes: 0

I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain themes which the Arabic language would not allow me to take. Votes: 0

The Point, not unlike the Communist Chinese, the ACLU abhors individual religious freedom, and it supports only those civil liberties that fit its narrow political agenda. Votes: 0

All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it. Votes: 0

No one should be surprised that in the balance between national security and civil liberties, President [Donald] Trump, like candidate Trump wants to be more aggressive. Votes: 0

The Roman Catholics must know as well as we do that 'Popery' when encouraged by government has always been dangerous to the liberties of the people. Votes: 0

The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as well as corporate accountability. Votes: 0

It is no accident that wherever the State ha taken economic decision away from the citizen, it has deprived him of his other liberties as well. Votes: 0

I know no class of my fellowmen, however just, enlightened, and humane, which can be wisely and safely trusted absolutely with the liberties of any other class. Votes: 0

But in all things whether we shall make only a due use of the liberties we have asked, is left entirely to the judicious reader to decide. Votes: 0

We cannot simply suspend or restrict civil liberties until the War on Terror is over, because the War on Terror is unlikely ever to be truly over. Votes: 0

This nation was established by the God of heaven as a citadel of liberty. A Constitution guaranteeing those liberties was designed under the superintending influence of heaven. Votes: 0

It must never be forgotten...that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government as by the limitation of power. Votes: 0

At times when you're adapting a book into a movie, you have to take certain creative liberties to bridge the gap between the two forms of media. Votes: 0

Technology provides us means outside of governments to begin enforcing our rights, enforcing protection of civil liberties, regardless of law, through the implementation of systems and standards. Votes: 0

The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. Votes: 0

If the expansion of a global legal regime for communication technologies gains traction, the effects to the global economy as well as our individual liberties will be severe. Votes: 0

If religion and churches are truly threats to our liberties, how did those liberties survive, and in such healthy condition, all those years of classroom prayer and Bible-reading? Votes: 0

The Obama Administration's obsession with forcing mandates on the American people has now reached a new low by violating the conscience rights and religious liberties of our people. Votes: 0

The siren song of redistribution of wealth by centralized government never ceases for those who seek irreversible and unusurpable control over the lives and liberties of private citizens. Votes: 0

Republicans are horrible with civil liberties, and not so good with dollars and cents. Democrats are horrible with dollars and cents, and not so good with civil liberties. Votes: 0

I look forward to exercising my American civil liberties and getting fully, completely and legally married this year to my true love of over three years, Linda Wallem, Votes: 0

A country that denies it, citizens, the opportunity to "civil liberties", better health care, schools, roads, electricity and water. Is a country on a brink of no return. Votes: 0

I contend that in the kind of nonfiction I write, and that other people also pursue, anything is permissible provided the reader knows what you're taking liberties with. Votes: 0

The Supreme Court must serve as an independent check on abuses by the executive branch and the protector of our liberties, not a cheerleader for an imperial presidency. Votes: 0

Ideological talk and phrase mongering about political liberties should be disposed with; all that is just mere chatter and phrase mongering. We should get away from those phrases. Votes: 0

As for civil liberties, any one who is not vigilant may one day find himself living, if not in a police state, at least in a police city. Votes: 0

There is no 'slippery slope' toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders. Votes: 0

No man has a right in America to treat any other man "tolerantly" for tolerance is the assumption of superiority. Our liberties are equal rights of every citizen. Votes: 0

I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law. Votes: 0

We will not let terrorists change our way of life; we will not live in fear; and we will not undermine the civil liberties that characterize our Democracy. Votes: 0

What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. Votes: 0

The people of America are in agreement in defending their liberties at any cost, and the first line of that defense lies in the protection of economic security. Votes: 0

People are not usually deprived of their liberties all at once, but gradually, by one encroachment after another, as it is found they are disposed to bear them. Votes: 0

Our mandate is to be a nation of laws. And the Supreme Court is the place where we look to safeguard our civil rights and our individual liberties. Votes: 0

If there's anything I have learned since returning to Congress, it's that talk is still cheap, progress is still slow, and our liberties continue to erode every day. Votes: 0

The function of the true state is to impose the minimum restrictions and safeguard the maximum liberties of the people, and it never regards the person as a thing. Votes: 0

I'm so proud of my Chinese ancestry, but I was born and raised in America, and I really believe in American values, our American system, our freedom, our liberties. Votes: 0

Perhaps the most striking assault on the foundations of traditional liberties is a little-known case brought to the Supreme Court by the Obama administration, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project. Votes: 0

The Tea Party emerged from a laudably grassroots base: libertarians, fervent Constitutionalists, and ordinary people alarmed at the suppression of liberties, whether by George W. Bush or Barack Obama. Votes: 0

A standing army, however necessary it may be at some times, is always dangerous to the liberties of the people. Such power should be watched with a jealous eye. Votes: 0

Of course, the new domestic paramilitary forces will also undermine free speech and dissent with the threat of force while simultaneously threatening core civil liberties, rights and civic responsibilities. Votes: 0

Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies of freedom and democracy hope to achieve. Votes: 0

This wholesale invasion of Americans’ and foreign citizens’ privacy does not contribute to our security; it puts in danger the very liberties we’re trying to protect. Votes: 0

War has all the characteristics of socialism most conservatives hate: Centralized power, state planning, false rationalism, restricted liberties, foolish optimism about intended results, and blindness to unintended secondary results. Votes: 0

America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people. Votes: 0

It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defence, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties which make the defence of our nation worthwhile. Votes: 0

The truth is our country, our people, our liberties, and our way of life are under attack by radical Islamic terrorists who kill and destroy in the name of religion. Votes: 0

No man can suffer too much, and no man can fall too soon, if he suffer or if he fall in defense of the liberties and Constitution of his country. Votes: 0

The American people want jobs and economic growth. Congress is doing nothing to provide that. The American people want their constitutional liberties protected. Congress is doing nothing to provide that. Votes: 0

Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people, commencing demagogues and ending tyrants. Votes: 0

The first duty of government is to protect the citizen from assault. Unless it does this, all the civil rights and civil liberties in the world aren't worth a dime. Votes: 0

The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country. Votes: 0

When I think of civil liberties I think of the founding principles of the country. The freedoms that are in the First Amendment. But also the fundamental right to privacy. Votes: 0

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their appetites in proportion as their love of justice is above thir rapacity Votes: 0

Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative liberties in terms of chronology to suit the story. Votes: 0

When the public's right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered. Votes: 0

I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building. Votes: 0

The spine of the FBI is the rule of law. The spine of the FBI is a commitment to doing the right thing, in the right way, while protecting civil liberties. Votes: 0

The God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Votes: 0

We must erase bin Laden's ugly legacy, not extend it: by ending the Patriot Act's erosion of our civil liberties, we can protect the freedoms that make America worth fighting for. Votes: 0

In this condition of the most devastating humiliation, I still possessed the most precious of liberties, that no-one could take away from me: that of deciding who I wanted to be. Votes: 0

Whether it's a sitting president when I was an impeachment manager, or a Republican president who has taken liberties with adherence to the law, to me the standard is the same. Votes: 0

It is idle to talk of civil liberties to adults who were systematically taught in adolescence that they had none; and it is sheer hypocrisy to call such people freedom loving. Votes: 0

The right to a trial is a core principle of the American legal system. Depriving Americans of these essential liberties undermines the Constitution while doing nothing to strengthen our national security. Votes: 0

Those of us who lived under communism for most of our lives were looking toward the Western world because of its values, emphasis on democracy, individual liberties and freedom, and economic prosperity. Votes: 0

The truth of the matter is, we can certainly fight against terrorism and fight terrorist groups around the world without having to give up our own civil liberties. They're not mutually exclusive. Votes: 0

Americans oppose Obamacare because they understand that it is inconsistent with our liberties and our idea of limited government and that it will destroy the best health care system in the world. Votes: 0

What it is to see, what liberties are taken when one looks, where looking leaves one vis-a-vis one's subject, or how far looking ultimately becomes one's subject - these are important questions. Votes: 0

Anarchy is... a form of government or constitution in which public and private consciousness , formed through the development of science and law , is alone sufficient to maintain order and guarantee all liberties. Votes: 0

The psychedelic issue is a civil rights and civil liberties issue. It is an issue concerned with the most basic of human freedoms: religious practice and the privacy of the individual mind. Votes: 0

I now proceed to demonstrate that the Mexicans are wholly incapable of self-government, and that our liberties, our fortunes and our lives are insecure so long as we are connected with them. Votes: 0

Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty? Votes: 0

Opponents of civil liberties contend the NSA data collection has made our country more safe, but even the most vocal defenders of the program have failed to identify a single thwarted plot. Votes: 0

One ought not to be unkind to a woman merely on account of her plainness, any more than one had a right to take liberties with her merely because she was handsome Votes: 0

The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting. Votes: 0

In 1688 England contracted to the Netherlands the highest debt that one nation can owe to another. Herself not knowing how to recover her liberties, they were restored by men of the United Provinces. Votes: 0

The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting. Votes: 0

A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army. We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. Votes: 0

I work in waves, because I'm impatient. Because of a certain physicality, of lack of breath from standing. It has to be done and I do take liberties I wouldn't have taken before. Votes: 0

Our liberties, our values, all for which America stands is safe today because brave men and women have been ready to face the fire at freedom's front. And we thank God for them. Votes: 0

There is no virtue in denying the law of gravity, and there should be no virtue in denying the limitations of government. ... The more we glorify government, the more liberties we will lose. Votes: 0

In addition, as citizens, we must fight in their incipient stages all movements by government or party or pressure groups that seek to limit the legitimate liberties of any of our fellow citizens. Votes: 0

We must protect the very things that make America so special - most certainly including our civil liberties. But we cannot do so without strong national security and a thoughtful and informed discourse. Votes: 0

We must educate ourselves and others about our precious civil liberties to ensure that we never accept demands that we give up our Constitution so that the government can pretend to protect us. Votes: 0

No, sometimes we just have to take liberties because the idea was so good. I wish we'd just gone with the idea that Patsy had been a man. It would have been fantastic. Votes: 0

Government money only pays for the "liberties" the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them. That turns liberties into privileges dispensed at the whim of the state. Votes: 0

Ultimately, the courts will make the final judgment whether the White House has gone too far. Independent and impartial judges must assess the proper balance between protecting our liberties and protecting our national security. Votes: 0

Since the writing of our Constitution, our religious liberties have been systematically threatened and whittled away by Supreme Court justices who interpret the First Amendment as a prohibition against religious activity on public property. Votes: 0

Liberals say they are for civil liberties and personal freedom, but they continue to advocate government regulation of business, redistribution of wealth, and various forms of social engineering to manipulate human relationships and attitudes. Votes: 0

I think liberals have to come to terms with the market and embrace market mechanisms as the only way to run a society that produces widespread material well-being and respects individual rights and liberties. Votes: 0

I don't think I should tell you what to do, nor should the government. As long as you enjoy your own personal liberties and don't infringe on the liberties of others, I don't care. Votes: 0

Shackled heart, free spirit.--Whoever binds his heart tightly and imprisons it may indulge his spirit in many liberties: I have already said that once. But no one believes me unless he already knows. Votes: 0

Our liberties face a far greater threat from Hillary Clinton ... than from Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. I am not saying that for impact; I believe that to the core of my being. Votes: 0

I, my own damn self, am not a Tea Party supporter. I disagree with them on social liberties, our overseas wars, Obama's birthplace, Sarah Palin, and the conspicuous absence of tea at their rallies. Votes: 0

Today the devil as a wolf in supposedly a new suit of sheep's clothing is enticing some men to parrot his line by advocating planned government guaranteed security at the expense of our liberties. Votes: 0

...that standing army can never be formidable (threatening) to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens, little if at all inferior to them in the use of arms. Votes: 0

When under siege, if we do not stand for our liberties and for the liberties of those who are unable to stand for themselves, then the great American experience will come to an end. Votes: 0

We're about to shoot an episode on Air Force One, for instance, and we're going to take liberties, small liberties, with Air Force One, as we take small liberties with our White House set. Votes: 0

We believe that government in Britain is there to protect people from terrorism and from the worst criminality, but never at the expense of our civil liberties and the basic tenets of our legal system. Votes: 0

Congress is supposed to provide oversight, the voters are supposed to provide oversight. And you [the media] were supposed to provide oversight. That's why you have special liberties and that's why you have special protections. Votes: 0

Many heroic exploits and chivalrous adventures are related to me which exist only in the regions of fancy. With me the world has taken great liberties, and yet I have been but a common man. Votes: 0

If there is anything which it is the duty of the whole people to never entrust to any hands but their own, that thing is the preservation and perpetuity of their own liberties and institutions. Votes: 0

George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions. Votes: 0

I like to say 'Reign' is the '24' of the pre-Renaissance. I think we're going to take a lot of liberties with history, as well as extend it over a longer period of time. Votes: 0

The War on Terror has been and continues to be, above all, a war on the most basic liberties and political safeguards that we're all taught are what distinguishes the US and keeps it free. Votes: 0

Every time that we try to lift a problem from our own shoulders, and shift that problem to the hands of the government, to the same extent we are sacrificing the liberties of our people. Votes: 0

In the area of national security, I urge the swift passage of an anti-terrorism law that will protect rather than subvert, enhance rather than weaken, the rights and liberties that terrorism precisely threatens with extinction. Votes: 0

I have observed that the prosperity or misery of each people is in direct proportion to its liberties or its prejudices and, accordingly, to the sacrifices or the selfishness of its forefathers. -Juan Crisostomo Ibarra Votes: 0

Civil liberties are a great heritage for Americans. They are not rights that the government gives to the people, they are the rights that the people carved out for themselves when they created the government. Votes: 0

We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining our commitment to the rule of law, or our basic rights and liberties. Votes: 0

It is the Constitution of the United States that has been undermined, undercut, and is under attack. It is the American people's liberties that is in jeopardy. That is why I wrote 'Losing America.' Votes: 0

If the women of the United States, with their free schools and all their enlarged liberties, are not superior to women brought up under monarchical forms of government, then there is no good in liberty. Votes: 0

I believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act must be reformed. We must improve the American public's confidence in, and perception of, our national security programs, by increasing transparency, strengthening oversight, and safeguarding civil liberties. Votes: 0