"He that would make his own liberty..." - Quote by Thomas Paine
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
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“Commerce is no other than the traffic of two individuals, multiplied on a scale of number; and, by the same rule that Nature intended the intercourse of two, she intended that of all!”
“The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.”
“The birthday of a new world is at hand.”
More on Liberty
“What is so beneficial to the people as liberty, which we see not only to be greedily sought after by men, but also by beasts, and to be prepared in all things.”
“Conquered states that have been accustomed to liberty and the government of their own laws can be held by the conqueror in three different ways. The first is to ruin them; the second, for the conqueror to go and reside there in person; and the third is to allow them to continue to live under their own laws, subject to a regular tribute, and to create in them a government of a few, who will keep the country friendly to the conqueror”
“We need to find a way forward to make sure that we can stop terrorists while protecting the privacy, and liberty, of innocent Americans.”
More on Justice
“When you achieve equality, and freedom, and fairness, it's not because I grant it to you. It's because you fought for it because it is your right. This is not about benevolence or charity; it is about every human being's God-given right.”
“Between friends there is no need of justice.”
“A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major-general.”