“He is free who knows how to keep in his own hand the power to decide, at each step, the course of his life, and who lives in a society which does not block the exercise of that power.” Salvador de Madariaga,…

“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. That government is best which governs least.” Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President. Source Reference Thomas Jefferson…

“The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. They are more: they are the best basis of public liberty, and the strongest bulwark…

“By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.” Lord Acton, [John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton] (1834-1902), First Baron…

“The Declaration of Independence is the all-time masterpiece of ideological simplification. There in a single sentence of self-evident truth, the founding Fathers put into clear, easily understandable focus, the broad basis of man’s relationship to God, to government, and to his fellow man.” Clarence Manion, (1896-1979) American conservative…

“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” Benjamin Franklin, (1706-1790) US Founding Father. Source Reference Benjamin Franklin Quote

“The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom.” Justice William O. Douglas, (1898-1980), U. S. Supreme Court Justice. Source: Public Utilities Commission v Pollack, 1952. Source Reference Famous Justice William O. Douglas Quote

“Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.” Calvin Coolidge, (1872-1933) 30th US President. Source: Speech, 1924. Source Reference Calvin Coolidge Quote

“Is there a greater tragedy imaginable than that, in our endeavour consciously to shape our future in accordance with high ideals, we should in fact unwittingly produce the very opposite of what we have been striving for?” Friedrich August von Hayek, (1899-1992), Nobel Laureate…

“I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President. Source: a letter written to Benjamin…

“Men cannot see truth, because they love falsehood. The gospel is not seen, because it is too pure for their loose lives and lewd thoughts.” Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Source Reference Charles Haddon Spurgeon Quote

“While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.” The Holy Bible, Source: 2 Peter 2:19. Source Reference The Holy Bible Quote