I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as eternal dirt.
Americans want our leaders to defend our values, our culture, our legacy of liberty and our way of life, not apologize.
It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.
I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.
The universe moves in the direction of Liberty.
Our Founders always wondered about how long it would last. The price of liberty is everlasting vigilance. You've got to be on your guard every minute or you will lose it.
The People have a right to the Truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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.
The truth is that men are tired of liberty.
The life and liberty and property and happiness of the common man throughout the world are at the absolute mercy of a few persons whom he has never seen, involved in complicated quarrels that he has never heard of.
As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home.
The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty.
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty.
Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages.