It is the safeguard of the strongest that he lives under a government which is obliged to respect the voice of the weakest.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.
Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.
It is only natural that for any statesman at the helm of any government the question of his country's security should be a concern of the utmost importance.
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.
One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.
It is the right of government to protect the weak; it is the right of the weak to find in their courts fair treatment before the law.
The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.
Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.