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Notable quotations about freedom and justice: Open Thread

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.  ~William E. Borah

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.  ~Jonathan Swift, The Drapier’s Letter

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?  ~St. Augustine

39 thoughts on “Notable quotations about freedom and justice: Open Thread

  1. “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

    – Martin Luther King Jr

  2. “In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.”
    — Alexander Hamilton

  3. “The people who cast the votes don’t decide an election, the people who count the votes do.”

    – Joseph Stalin

  4. So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?
    ~ Ayn Rand

  5. Our integrity sells for so little, but it is all we really have. It is the very last inch of us, but within that inch, we are free.
    ~ V is for Vendetta

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