Liberty is the prevention of control by others.

Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.

A generous spirit prefers that his country should be poor, and weak, and of no account, but free, rather than powerful, prosperous, and enslaved.

Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.

The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.

By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes to be his duty against the influences of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.

Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice.