Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Liberals are stalwart defenders of civil liberties - provided we're only talking about criminals.
There is nothing with which it is so dangerous to take liberties as liberty itself.
For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.
The right and the physical power of the people to resist injustice, are really the only securities that any people ever can have for their liberties. Practically no government knows any limit to its power but the endurance of the people.
Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself.
You either respect people's liberties, or you don't.
Civil libertarians have raised concerns that some of the Patriot Act's provisions infringe on Constitutional rights. Those concerns are not supported by the facts.
Even though some in our government may claim that civil liberties must be compromised in order to protect the public, we must be wary of what we are giving up in the name of fighting terrorism.
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
Within the United States, we have put great emphasis upon political freedoms. Because it has been our experience that these freedoms can lead to others.
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