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"It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it." -
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Top 5 quotes from George Washington
"Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness."
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
"The Nation which indulges toward another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest."
"As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality."
Top 5 quotes from Liberty
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel."
"The people are their own liberators."
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
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