The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.  Thomas Jefferson quotes The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties. Thomas Jefferson quotes The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them. Thomas Jefferson quotes No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves. Anonymous quotes Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty. Anonymous quotes Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority--literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political. Anonymous quotes For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act? Anonymous quotes The condition upon which God has given liberty to man is eternal vigilance. Anonymous quotes Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the Government's purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. Anonymous quotes Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.... While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it. Anonymous quotes | 
