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“Liberty has as many chains as an iron-monger's shop, and as rusty.”

Liberty Chains Shops Iron

Author:Austin O'Malley

“Wild liberty develops iron conscience. Want of liberty, by strengthening law and decorum, stupefies conscience.”

Want Law Freedom Liberty Conscience Iron Strengthening Decorum

Book:The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays, second series

Source: The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays, second series

“No people to whom liberty is given can hold it as firmly and wear it as grandly as those who wrench their liberty from the iron hand of the tyrant.”

People Hands Given Liberty Iron Tyrants Wrenches

Book:The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

Source: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

“We shall look on crime as a disease, and its physicians shall displace the judges, its hospitals displace the Galleys. Liberty and health shall be alike. We shall pour balm and oil where we formerly applied iron and fire; evil will be treated in charity, instead of in anger. This change will be simple and sublime.”

Looks Evil Simple Liberty Fire Crime Judging Disease Charity Oil Treated Iron Hospitals Physicians Sublime

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)