Liberty Quotes

"The strength of the constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are constitutional rights secure." -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Physicist and Professor, Nobel Prize 1921
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"The freemen of America will remember, that it is very easy to change a free government into an arbitrary, despotic, or military one: but it is very difficult, almost impossible to reverse the matter -- very difficult to regain freedom once lost." -- Freeman’s Journal Source: Freeman’s Journal (Philadelphia), March 5, 1788
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"Judicial minds have systematically rejected arguments that clashed with their ideologies. Consequently, the forum of last resort has not checked the excesses of the executive and legislative branches." -- Robert Dowlut General Counsel for the National Rifle Association Source: Arms: A Right to Self-Defense Against Criminals and Despots, 8 STANFORD L. & POL’Y REV. 25 (1997).
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