Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."

by:	Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), 34th US President, WWII General
Source:	first inaugural address, 20 January 1953
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Categories:	Integrity, President, Principle, Privilege
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Very True ! -- Vedapushpa, Bangalore - India
-- elena forni, s.albano stura
Mike, I'll say it for ya, we hold these truths to be self evident. -- Kimo, U S A 1
Good one, Kimo! -- E Archer, NYC 1
Kimo, thanks, I like it. All licensing is, by definition, a noble privilege authorizing an otherwise illegal act. Those idiots, socialists, and otherwise slaves that think the more licences you have, the freer you are, knows NO ! ! ! principles of freedom, liberty, or individual sovereignty / inalienable rights. -- Mike, Norwalk 1
-- Bill, Niles, MI
Freedom, liberty and individual sovereignty are not privileges granted by man, they are inalienable rights with which God has Endowed the unprivileged individual sovereign with. -- Ronw13, Oregon 1
There is legal, but there's ethical . -- cal, Lewisville, Texas 1
-- jim k, Austin
-- Mary, MI