Pt. II, Ch. 4 : Derivation of a First Principle, § 3
Social Statics (1851)
Inscription on monument
Robert's Rules of Order Revised, 1915, preface http://www.paulmcclintock.com/quotes.htm
“Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy.”
Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos (1994)
Independence Day speech (1828)
Context: Liberty means, not the mere voting at elections, but the free and fearless exercise of the mental faculties, and that self-possession which springs out of well-reasoned opinions and consistent practice. It is for them to honour principles rather than men — to commemorate events rather than days; when they rejoice, to know for what they rejoice, and to rejoice only for what has brought, and what brings, peace and happiness to men. The event we commemorate this day has procured much of both, and shall procure, in the onward course of human improvement, more than we can now conceive of. For this — for the good obtained, and yet in store for our race — let us rejoice! But let us rejoice as men, not as children — as human beings, rather than as Americans — as reasoning beings, not as ignorants. So shall we rejoice to good purpose and in good feeling; so shall we improve the victory once on this day achieved, until all mankind hold with us the jubilee of independence.
The trial of Charles B. Reynolds for blasphemy (1887)
“Every man ought to have the fullest opportunity of establishing his innocence if he can.”
Queen v. Dennis (1894), L. R. 2 Q. B. D. [1894], p. 480.
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Equitable Commerce (1848)
General Order (9 July 1776) George Washington Papers http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 3g Varick Transcripts
1770s
“Yours for the unshackled exercise of every faculty by every human being.”
Message to woman suffrage supporters (c. 1875)
1870s
Source: Freedom, Loyalty, Dissent (1954), p. 77
