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freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties

In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?
Frederic Bastiat

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Often the masses are plundered and do not know it.

Often the masses are plundered and do not know it.
Frederic Bastiat

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No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session

No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session. – Mark Twain

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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. – Henry David Thoreau

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There is an end of liberty

When the same man, or set of men, holds the sword and the purse, there is an end of liberty. – George Mason

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Liberty is nibbled away

The true danger is when Liberty is nibbled away, for expedients.

Edmund Burke
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