Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to raise their voices at injustice.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.
True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others.
People demand freedom only when they have no power.
Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do.
Freedom is our most precious commodity and if we are not eternally vigilant, government will take it all away. Individual freedom demands individual responsibility.
Freedom is not won by merely overthrowing a tyrannical ruler or an oppressive regime. That is usually only the prelude to a new tyranny, a new oppression.
Every time you pass a law, it is a little bite out of freedom.
Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.
The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power.
The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy.
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