George W. Bush Quotes

Liberty has restraints but no frontiers.

Sometimes what you mustn't do is just as just as important as what you must do.

We hear many persuasive voices demanding freedom from restrictions, particularly from moral restraints. However, we learn from the history of the earth that any successful society has had boundaries.

Clearly, freedom does not extend to the right to harm other people.

History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution.

Personal liberty is not personal license.

Freedom without limits is just a word.

Freedom isn't to do what you want at somebody else's expense.

I want freedom and I realize that the only way to get it is to quit breaking the law.

Liberty, too, must be limited in order to be possessed.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Freedom is good when the person can use it appropriately. Otherwise it is a disaster.

The Great Firewall of China and the unrestricted surveillance by the National Security Agency illustrate a tendency for the state to assert its interests at the expense of individuals.

You can't be allowed to take away the rights of others, and then use your own rights to avoid facing the consequences.

Little liberties are great offenses.

In an animated film you can do whatever you want, but that doesn't mean you should do everything you want.

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

I believe in the freedom of expression, unequivocally - though, as I have written before, I wish more people would understand that freedom of expression is not freedom from consequence.

You can't always let people do their own thing.

Freedom of expression comes with responsibilities, especially when it comes with serious implications for peace.

The important thing for me when I look at characters is to consider the kind of constraints placed upon them. Now, me personally, I don't like to have a lot of constraints placed upon me.

Especially in Britain, people want to limit you.

Limits are very important.

Without discipline, there's no life at all.

I think everybody has the right to a private life.