"Why are we proud? We are proud, first of all, because from the beginning of this Nation, a man can walk upright, no matter who he is, or who she is. He can walk upright and meet his friend--or his enemy; and he does not fear that because that enemy may be in a position of great power that he can be suddenly thrown in jail to rot there without charges and with no recourse to justice. We have the habeas corpus act, and we respect it." -- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), 34th US President, WWII General Source: : Remarks Upon Receiving the America's Democratic Legacy Award at a B'nai B'rith Dinner in Honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Anti-Defamation League
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Dwight.Eisenhower.Quote.6119
"The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them." -- Patrick Henry (1736-1799) US Founding Father
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Patrick.Henry.Quote.2EDA
"All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land." -- William Kingdon Clifford (1845-1879) English mathematician, philosopher
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/William.Kingdon.Clifford.Quote.2EF4
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