“Liberty of thought soon shrivels without freedom of expression. Nor can truth be pursued in an atmosphere hostile to the endeavor or under dangers which are hazarded only by heroes.” TruthJusticeLibertyDangerExpressionHeroTruth IsAtmosphereEndeavorHostilePursuedFreedom Of Expression Author:Felix Frankfurter
“Intellectual liberty [is] the right to think right and the right to think wrong. Thought is the means by which we endeavor to arrive at truth.” ThinkingMeanLibertyIntellectualIndependenceEndeavor Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“Whenever legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” PeopleWarStatesFreedomLibertySlaveryPropertyLibertarianObedienceEndeavorArbitraryFreedom And LibertyFreedom LibertyProperty RightsLimited GovernmentLegislatorsRights And FreedomsLimited FreedomAmerica Freedom Book:Two Treatises of Government: With a Supplement, Patriarcha, by Robert Filmer Source: Two Treatises of Government: With a Supplement, Patriarcha, by Robert Filmer
“Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary.” ShouldDoneLibertyClearEvidenceBasesConstitutionSacredEndeavorDelicateAmendmentsDocumentsConvincingFreedom And LibertyLove FreedomAmending The ConstitutionConvincing Evidence Author:Ben Nelson
“For the majority of contemporary Americans, the essence of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness centers on a relentless personal quest to acquire, to consume, to indulge, and to shed whatever constraints might interfere with those endeavors.” MightLibertyEssenceMajorityPursuitContemporaryAcquireEndeavorQuestsShedInterfereIndulgePursuit Of HappinessRelentlessConstraintsEssence Of LifeLife Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness Author:Andrew Bacevich