Short quotations about, liberty - Page 2

US Declaration of Independence

We hold these truths to be self-evi…

15 Feb , 2011  

We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: US Declaration of Independence ,

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Mahatma Gandhi, "Non-Violence in Peace and War"

What difference does it make to the…

15 Feb , 2011  

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? Great short quote and quotation by: Mahatma Gandhi, “Non-Violence in Peace and War” , Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 – 1948)

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What is grace? It is the inspiratio…

15 Feb , 2011  

What is grace? It is the inspiration from on high: it is love; it is liberty. Grace is the spirit of law. This discovery of the spirit of law belongs to Saint Paul; and what he calls “grace” from a heavenly point of view, we, from an earthly point, call “rigtheousness.” Great short quote and […]

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Spenser, Fate of the Butterfly

What more felicity can fall to crea…

15 Feb , 2011  

What more felicity can fall to creature, Than to enjoy delight with liberty. Great short quote and quotation by: Spenser, Fate of the Butterfly ,

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When the people find that they can …

15 Feb , 2011  

When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. Sell not liberty to purchase power. Great short quote and quotation by: Benjamin Franklin , US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790)

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Thomas Jefferson (The Declaration of Independence)

Whenever any form of government bec…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government… Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Jefferson (The Declaration of Independence) ,

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Whenever a separation is made betwe…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe. Great short quote and quotation by: Edmund Burke , Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 – 1797)

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Henry M. Robert

Where there is no law, but every ma…

15 Feb , 2011  

Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry M. Robert ,

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