Civil Liberties Quotes - Page 5

• Let no man think we can deny civil liberty to others and retain it for ourselves.

  Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

  Men, Thinking, Liberty

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• Obama behaves like a centrist who leans tentatively left on certain social programs but boldly right on military force and civil liberties.

  David K. Shipler

  Military, Liberty, Social

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• Critics have stepped up their attacks on the President for authorizing the National Security Agency to listen to international communications of known al Qaeda members or affiliated terrorists during a time of war. The American people expect their leaders to stay a step ahead of the enemy, and the National Security Agency authorization is a critical tool in the War on Terror that saves lives and protects civil liberties at the same time.

  Scott McClellan

  War, Communication, Agency

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• The commitment to civil liberty is going to be reasserted strongly. But the concept of liberty is under attack, and our definition of insecurity, security and threats will change fundamentally. The depth of the attack on liberty will be felt painfully.

  Ashraf Ghani

  Commitment, Insecurity, Liberty

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• The civil liberty of every mode of worship, and full power given to all of openly and publicly manifesting their opinions and their ideas conduce more easily to corrupt the morals and minds of the people... The Roman Pontiff cannot and ought not to reconcile himself or agree with, progress, liberalism and modern civilization.

  Pope Pius IX

  Civilization, Ideas, People

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• The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue the happiness and prosperity of the whole nation and of all its parts, cherishing all the children of the nation equally.

  Patrick Pearse

  Religious, Children, Opportunity

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• The most important civil liberty... is to stay alive and to be free from violence and death.

  John Howard

  Important, Liberty, Alive

  National Summit on Terrorism, August 05, 2005.

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• It is impossible to grasp the meaning of the idea of sound money if one does not realize that it was devised as an instrument for the protection of civil liberties against despotic inroads on the part of governments.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Government, Ideas, Liberty

  Ludwig von Mises (2013). “The Theory of Money and Credit”, p.414, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• If the true spark of religious and civil liberty be kindled, it will burn.

  Daniel Webster

  Religious, Religion, Liberty

  Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851). “The Works of Daniel Webster ...”, p.75

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• It's said the religious right wants to force its faith on the public. But whose faith are we talking about?... Everyone who operates in the political arena wants to see their morals reflected in our laws and governmental institutions - including the National Organization of Women, the National Abortion Rights Action League, and the American Civil Liberties Union, whether or not they are willing to admit it.

  Don Feder

  Christian, Religious, Talking

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• I think when people talk about civil liberties, they sometimes forget that action taken to protect the citizen against physical violence and physical attack is a blow in favour and not a blow against civil liberties.

  John Howard

  Taken, Blow, Thinking

  National Summit on Terrorism, August 05, 2005.

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• I'm just not sure I trust the federal government not to trample on civil liberties.

  Tucker Carlson

  Government, Liberty, Federal Government

  "The Situation" with Tucker Carlson, www.nbcnews.com. December 15, 2005.

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• When you're in this type of conflict, when you're at war, civil liberties are treated differently.

  Trent Lott

  War, Liberty, Conflict

  "The Surveillance Society" by Adam L. Penenberg, www.wired.com. December 01, 2001.

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• It is crucial that civil liberties in this country be preserved, otherwise the terrorists will win the battle against American values without firing another shot.

  Russ Feingold

  Country, Winning, Liberty

  "Bush Discussing War With Congress". www.foxnews.com. October 10, 2001.

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• The September 11 attacks were major atrocities. . . . This was a horrendous crime . . . The primary victims . . . were working people: janitors, secretaries, firemen, etc. It is likely to prove to be a crushing blow to Palestinians . . . It is also likely to lead to harsh security controls, with many possible ramifications for undermining civil liberties and internal freedom.

  Noam Chomsky

  Crush, Blow, People

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• If we in Asia want to speak credibly for Asian values, we must be prepared to also champion those ideals which are universal and belong to humanity as a whole...It is altogether shameful, if ingenious, to cite 'Asian values' as an excuse for autocratic practices and the denial of basic rights and civil liberties.

  Anwar Ibrahim

  Practice, Rights, Champion

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• Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. It is not a thing, in its own nature, precarious and dependent on human will and caprice; but it is conformable to the constitution of man, as well as necessary to the well-being of society.

  Alexander Hamilton

  Men, Liberty, Constitution

  Alexander Hamilton, John Church Hamilton (1850). “The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Miscellanies, 1774-1789: A full vindication; The farmer refuted; Quebec bill; Resolutions in Congress; Letters from Phocion; New-York Legislature, etc”, p.61

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• I am determined to try to rebuild and renew this country in ways that will build community and level the playing field. To me, that means making certain that the fight to preserve our civil liberties is waged, making certain the fight against discrimination is waged, making certain that women have opportunity in this country.

  Carol Moseley Braun

  Country, Mean, Fighting

  Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate, www.washingtonpost.com. September 9, 2003.

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• I think we [Americans] are going to look back and realize that the civil liberties that we've given up in the name of security, the authority that we've given Democratic and Republican presidents, all have contributed to a fraying of the fabric of our democratic republic.

  Jeremy Scahill

  Thinking, Names, President

  Source: collider.com

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• Christians should be among those who speak loudest in defense of civil liberties and the protection of the weak.

  Max Anders

  Christian, Liberty, Defense

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• Liberals say they are for civil liberties and personal freedom, but they continue to advocate government regulation of business, redistribution of wealth, and various forms of social engineering to manipulate human relationships and attitudes.

  Richard Ebeling

  Attitude, Government, Engineering

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• In the defense of civil liberties there can be no exceptions, or there will soon be many.

  A. J. Muste

  Liberty, Defense, Exception

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• The truth of the matter is, we can certainly fight against terrorism and fight terrorist groups around the world without having to give up our own civil liberties. They're not mutually exclusive.

  John Kiriakou

  Giving Up, Fighting, Liberty

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• It is idle to talk of civil liberties to adults who were systematically taught in adolescence that they had none; and it is sheer hypocrisy to call such people freedom loving.

  Edgar Friedenberg

  People, Hypocrisy, Liberty

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• Civil liberties, good. Lawyers, bad.

  Richard Belzer

  Liberty, Lawyer, Good Lawyer

  "Fictional character: John Munch". "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit/ Tangled", www.imdb.com. 2001.

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