"Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force."
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"When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated."
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"Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted."
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"People demand freedom only when they have no power."
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"Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered."
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"Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice."
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"Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior."
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"The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow."
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"The right to vote is a consequence, not a primary cause, of a free social system - and its value depends on the constitutional structure implementing and strictly delimiting the voters' power; unlimited majority rule is an instance of the principle of tyranny."
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"When liberty returns, I will return."
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"The strength of the Constitution, lies in the will of the people to defend it."
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"All authority belongs to the people... In questions of power let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief with chains of the Constitution."
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"Agriculture, manufactures, commerce, and navigation, the four pillars of our prosperity, are the most thriving when left most free to individual enterprise."
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"Our liberty depends on freedom of the press."
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"We're told about a woman's right to control her own body. But doesn't the unborn child have a higher right, and that is to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?"
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"The candle of liberty has always been kept lit by a vigilant few."
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"Laws always lose in energy what the government gains in extent."
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"Words summarize the American philosophy of life: Live and let live; Let's make a deal. 8 words summarize American foreign policy: We're better than you; Do it our way."
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"There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty."
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"Money is coined liberty, and so it is ten times dearer to a man who is deprived of freedom. If money is jingling in his pocket, he is half consoled, even though he cannot spend it."
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