quotes tagged with 'tyranny'

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government.

Author: Thomas Jefferson, Source: UnknownSaved by ImaWriterIII in constitution liberty government tyranny thomasjefferson billofrights 4 days ago[save this] [permalink]

Is the relinquishment of the trial by jury and the liberty of the press necessary for your liberty?  Will the abandonment of your most sacred rights tend ot the security of your liberty?  Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings - give us that precious jewel, and you may take every thing else!...Guard with jealous attention the public liberty.  Suspect every one who approaches that jewel.

Author: Patrick Henry, Source: speech to the Virginia Convention, Richmond, Virginia, June 5, 1788Saved by ImaWriterIII in liberty government tyranny patrickhenry 4 days ago[save this] [permalink]

They conferred, as against the Government, the right to be let alone--the most prehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men.

Author: Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, Source: Olmstead vs. USSaved by ImaWriterIII in liberty government freedom tyranny civilization louisdbrandeis 1 week ago[save this] [permalink]

In politics we are most ruthless when we are trying to be altruistic.

Author: Anonymous, Source: UnknownSaved by ImaWriterIII in politics liberty government freedom tyranny anonymous ruthless altruistic 1 week ago[save this] [permalink]

We dare defend our rights

Author: Unknown, Source: Alabama state mottoSaved by ImaWriterIII in liberty freedom tyranny defend alabama EDS 1 week ago[save this] [permalink]

Libertarianism is not and does not pretend to be a complete moral, or aesthetic theory; it is only a political theory, that is, the important subset of moral theory that deals with the proper role of violence in social life. Political theory deals with what is proper or improper for government to do, and government is distinguished from every other group in society as being the institution of organized violence. Libertarianism holds that the only proper role of violence is to defend person and property against violence, that any use of violence that goes beyond such just defense is itself aggressive, unjust, and criminal. Libertarianism, therefore, is a theory which states that everyone should be free of violent invasion, should he free to do as he sees fit except invade the person or property of another. What a person does with his or her life is vital and important, but is simply irrelevant to libertarianism

Author: Murray Rothbard, Source: UnknownSaved by ImaWriterIII in liberty government tyranny violence libertarianism libertarian politicalpower murrayrothbard politicaltheory 1 week ago[save this] [permalink]

Guard with jealous attention to the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force.

Author: Patrick Henry, Source: UnknownSaved by ImaWriterIII in liberty freedom tyranny patrickhenry 1 week ago[save this] [permalink]

The issue is not war and peace, rather, how best to preserve our freedom.

Author: General Russell E. Dougherty, Source: UnknownSaved by ImaWriterIII in freedom tyranny war EDS russelledougherty 2 weeks ago[save this] [permalink]

The human race is in the best condition when it has the greatest degree of liberty."

Author: Dante Aligheri, Source: UnknownSaved by ImaWriterIII in liberty freedom tyranny dantealigheri 2 weeks ago[save this] [permalink]

Weapons are the tools of power ... In the hands of the free and decent citizen, they should be the tools of liberty ... An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.

Author: Colonel John Dean "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Source: UnknownSaved by ImaWriterIII in weapons liberty freedom tyranny evil guns johndeancooper 2 weeks ago[save this] [permalink]

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