Liberty

"I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society."

"How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!"

"If man is to be liberated to enjoy more leisure, he must also be prepared to enjoy this leisure fully and creatively."

"Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved."

"Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest."

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."

"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it."

"We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency."

"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."

"The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave."

"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."

"Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness."