Robert Filmer Quotes

Liberty consists in doing what one desires.

Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.

The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule.

Freedom of choice can harm no one.

I believe, basically, that individual freedom is very important.

This is a free country, and to each their own.

Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.

I think that the best that government can do for you and I as individuals is to empower you and I to make decisions that only you and I should make.

Liberty is the right to do what I like; license, the right to do what you like.

I don't think I should tell you what to do, nor should the government. As long as you enjoy your own personal liberties and don't infringe on the liberties of others, I don't care.

The sanctity of a woman's right to control her own destiny is a moral force of its own... I came to realize that the question of choice is to be answered, not by the state, but by the individual.

I do have the freedom to choose what I want to do and I'll continue to do that.

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.

I think people should be able to do what they want to do.

Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?

I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.

All I'm for is the liberty of the individual.

A necessary corollary of giving individuals freedom to choose how to conduct their lives is acceptance of the fact that different individuals will make different choices.

Why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?

The individual is greater than the state.

America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damned well pleased.

It is essential that the young people of this country learn to respect the right of every man and woman to seek his or her happiness with minimal interference from the government.

This is not supposed to be a fascist country, where you are forced to do things you don't want to do. This is a free country.

I firmly believe in individual liberty more than anything else. And that you have to live the life you want for yourself.

It really is this: you are either for liberty, you're for freedom, and you're for living how you want to live without infringing and impugning on anyone else's rights, or you want the state to deal with everything.