The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.
A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither. Misattributed
There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety. Misattributed
When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. Misattributed