Garry Trudeau Quotes

Liberty and responsibility are inseparable.

Rights! There are no rights whatever without corresponding duties.

Freedom & Duty always go hand in hand and if the free do not accept the duty of social responsibility, they will not long remain free.

We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities.

Freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility.

But we must create in each person a sense of responsibility in order that each one of us can have the right to enjoy all his rights.

Obedience to the law is itself a moral duty.

Freedom requires civil responsibility.

it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities

The price of freedom is responsibility, but it's a bargain, because freedom is priceless.

Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability.

When declaring your rights, don't forget your responsibilities.

Liberty is not a right but a duty.

Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom.

With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not ended yet.

No one is responsible under liberalism.

Every right is married to a duty, every freedom owes a corresponding responsibility.

Every person in a well-ordered state is fully conscious of both his responsibilities and his rights.

Liberty trains for liberty. Responsibility is the first step in responsibility.

Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do.

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.

I suppose that is my central obsession. What we owe to society, what we owe to ourselves.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.