Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes

People should be free, people should be unencumbered by regulation as much as possible, that big government always goes corrupt and the truth shall always set you free.

The purest expression of the doctrine of Liberalism was probably that of Benjamin Constant.

Conserving the individual is the basis of conservatism. It is classical, de Tocqueville liberalism.

If had to label myself, I guess classical liberal would be best.

I reject the premise that liberal and libertarian values are necessarily in conflict. In fact, I often self-identify as a 'classical liberal.'

We believe, as our founders did, that 'the pursuit of happiness' depends upon individual liberty; and individual liberty requires limited government.

I would say I'm a 19th-century liberal, possibly even an 18th-century one.

Libertarians recognize the inevitable pluralism of the modern world and for that reason assert that individual liberty is at least part of the common good.

The liberal, emphasizing the civil and property rights of the individual, insists that the individual must remain so supreme as to make the state his servant.

A libertarian is a person who believes that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being, or to advocate or delegate its initiation. Those who act consistently with this principle are libertarians, whether they realize it or not. Those who fail to act consistently with it are not libertarians, regardless of what they may claim.

I'm a classical liberal. A free thinker.

I'm a classic English liberal. A classical liberal, which is different to the modern interpretation of liberal in America.

I have been a libertarian in my past but now I consider myself a classical liberal.

All the general propositions favouring freedom I had .. imbibed at my father's knee or acquired by candle-end reading of Burke and Hayek...

Individual liberty, the basic underpinning of American society, requires constant defense against the encroachment of the state.

I'm a Libertarian. I'm liberty, justice for all, liberty for all.

I'm a hardcore libertarian - I want everything legal - but I also believe that you have the right to free association.

The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example.

Folks know that while I respect Barack Obama and do not cheap-shot the president, I am very skeptical of his big government, nanny-state philosophy.

I have no evidence that libertarianism leads to a better life. I just think it is morally right.

The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.

In Jefferson's mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism.

I'm a libertarian-conservative. I believe the state should focus on defending lives, rights, and property instead of depriving its citizens of their God-given liberties.

Liberalism can only be defined negatively. It is a mere critique, not a living idea.

Sweden is an open, liberal, secular and democratic country. We strive towards achieving equality; we are forward-looking and refuse to be pulled back by social constructs such as religion.