"Liberty is the breath of progress." — Robert Green Ingersoll

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth

Source: Letter to James Madison (Mar. 2, 1788)

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves

Source: Letter to H. L. Pierce (Apr. 6, 1859)

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains

Source: The Social Contract, book 1 (1762)

The only security of all is in a free press

Source: Letter to Lafayette (Nov. 4, 1823)

A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage

Source: Cato, act 2 (1713)

Vote: The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country

Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

Robert Green Ingersoll Quote