A pair of quotes on the topic of liberty....
(1) The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. - Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Stephens Smith — 1787
(2) In the midst of these pleasing ideas we should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections. - John Adams, Inaugural Address, 1797
Liberty is one of the hallmarks of America - the liberty to think as one wishes to, to speak their mind, to read and listen to do what they wish within the bounds of the law. Not of society, the law.
But to ensure the law is fair and just, there must be liberty with which to fulfill its' promises.
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