liberté in English:

at liberty

We are now forming a republican government. Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.

Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Decency, security, and liberty alike demand that government officials shall be subjected to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen.

Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government.

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.

Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.

People need to express themselves; they cannot do so unless society allows them liberty to do so.

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.

All persons shall have full and free liberty of religious opinion; nor shall any be compelled to frequent or maintain any religious institution.

Democracy encourages freedom.

Nowadays parents treat their children more as equals than they used to and the child is given more freedom to make his or her own decisions in life.

Anyone who really wishes to apply themselves to the freedom of mankind must have the courage to face the truth, regardless how bitter it may be.

Freedom is akin to the rarified air of a mountain top. Weak men cannot bear one or the other.

A ronin may not have the status of a daimyo, but he has the freedom that the latter may never have.

Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one's religion. That is why there is a mosque in every state of our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders.

I do not fear terrorists but those who want to make us fear terrorists to be able to reduce our freedom.

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has freedom.

Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly successful attempts to liberate himself from necessity.

My fellow citizens of the world: Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

Later, those from many other countries flocked to the United States because they were attracted by reports of great economic opportunities and religious and political freedom.

Every man is free to do that which he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man.