Civil Liberties Quotes

"An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger." "I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government." "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" "I am personally against any kind of legislation that restricts individual freedoms." "A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both." "Privacy is not for sale, and human rights should not be compromised out of fear or greed" "The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home" "The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty and can never be restrained but by despotic governments" "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." "Privacy is a fundamental human right" "The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race" "Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free" "Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure" "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty"