Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Liberty Quotes

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough...

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough...

There is no little enemy

There is no little enemy

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Education begins with life.

Education begins with life.

He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who...

He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who...

A small leak can sink a great ship.

A small leak can sink a great ship.

Proclaim not all thou knowest

Proclaim not all thou knowest

With regard to future bliss, I cannot help imagining that multitudes of the zealously orthodox...

With regard to future bliss, I cannot help imagining that multitudes of the zealously orthodox...

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

Drink does not drown care, but waters it, and makes it grow faster.

Drink does not drown care, but waters it, and makes it grow faster.

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

Read much, but not many books.

Read much, but not many books.

For when established identities become outworn or unfinished ones threaten to remain incomplete, special crises...

For when established identities become outworn or unfinished ones threaten to remain incomplete, special crises...

When you can get people to believe in virgin birth and resurrection of the dead...

When you can get people to believe in virgin birth and resurrection of the dead...