I would define liberty to be a power to do as we would be done by. The definition of liberty to be the power of doing whatever the law permits, meaning the civil laws, does not seem satisfactory.
I would define liberty to be a power to do as we would be done by. The definition of liberty to be the power of doing whatever the law permits, meaning the civil laws, does not seem satisfactory.
Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.
Now, my friend, can prophecies or miracles convince you or me that infinite benevolence, wisdom, and power, created, and preserves for a time innumerable millions, to make them miserable forever, for his own glory Wretch What is his glory Is he
Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.
The aspiring, noble principle founded in benevolence, and cherished by knowledge I mean the love of power, which has been so often the cause of slavery, has, whenever freedom has existed, been the cause of freedom
The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at all times to defend it in the legislature and in the courts of justice
The end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government is to secure the existence of the body politic to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who compose it with the power of enjoying, in safety and tranquillity, their natur.
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