Thomas Hobbes

That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself.

English Philosopher

Benjamin Franklin

Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

American Politician

John Locke

All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.

Woodrow Wilson

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.

American President

George Bernard Shaw

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Irish Playwright

Thomas Jefferson

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

Mark Twain

We Americans... bear the ark of liberties of the world.

American Writer

H. L. Mencken

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

Khalil Gibran

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Lebanese Poet

Benito Mussolini

The truth is that men are tired of liberty.

Italian Politician

Often used about societal freedoms or rights, think beyond personal actions to collective values.

Social Context

Liberty does not mean being free to do anything; it's balanced with laws and others' rights.

Not Absolute

Liberty should not be confused with licentiousness, which implies a lack of moral discipline.

Not Licentiousness

This usage is more informal, imlplying comfort and familiarity among those involved.

Casual Tone

Emphasizes individual choice in small everyday decisions more than fundamental rights.

Personal Choice

Specific to military use, it is often a structured break, not arbitrary free time.

Military Specific

Liberty in this context is usually for a set period, not an open-ended time frame.

Time-Bound

Refers to rights safeguarded by laws or constitutions, integral to democratic societies.

Protected Rights

Using such liberties comes with the responsibility to respect others and the law.

Implicit Responsibility

 conservatives on the other hand speak for institutions and traditions they want order even at some cost to those at the bottom the great conservative insight is that order is really hard to achieve it's really precious and it's really easy to lose so as edmund burke said the restraints on men as well as their liberties are to be reckoned among their rights this was

The moral roots of...

 and that more centralized authority would return the states to the sort of tyranny they had just escaped. These Anti-Federalists were especially worried by the text's apparent lack of protections for individual liberties. As the conventions proceeded, many of these critics shifted from opposing the Constitution entirely

Why wasn’t the Bill of...

 life there was an ideological tension one was an exporter of democracy and capitalism the other one is an exporter of soviet-style communism and there was an economic tension that's what kept the Cold War alive and well not coincidentally life liberty and the pursuit of happiness the only three

What game theory teaches...

 the principle of nondiscrimination and the right to life and liberty. It refers to negative freedoms, like the freedom from torture or slavery, as well as positive freedoms, such as the freedom of movement and residence. It encompasses basic civil and political rights,

What are the universal...

 our privacy to have good government. We don't have to give up our liberty to have security. And I think by working together we can have both open government and private lives, and I look forward to working with everyone around the world to see that happen.

How we take back the...

 capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued. The detainer is required to bring the detainee in and give a legally sufficient reason for depriving him of his bodily liberty.

Chimps have feelings and...

 The fifth form of power is ideas. An idea, individual liberties, say, or racial equality, can generate boundless amounts of power if it motivates enough people to change their thinking and actions.

How to understand power...

 liberties we're going to have to figure out how we're going to manage the natural world without the parameters of nature the way it was before we arrived to me ranching is about living with the

Chase a Wild Buffalo...

 we have an inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and I couldn't quite make that fit with what I knew to be my childhood imprisonment. I read history books,

Why I love a country...

 "All men are created equal and they are endowed with the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

Liberty

Social Context

Not Absolute

Not Licentiousness

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