Samuel Schmid Quotes

The precondition to freedom is security.

Only freedom can make security secure.

We cannot sacrifice our humanity in the name of security - or we risk losing both.

You cannot barter security for freedom, or freedom for security.

Liberty is security. Freedom is security.

Liberty and security are often in direct confrontation and must be balanced in a way that protects us without destroying what is worth protecting.

To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

Security is no replacement for liberty.

Security and liberty are not mutually exclusive. We can have both

Liberty comes only after security.

We will not enjoy security without development, we will not enjoy development without security, and we will not enjoy either without respect for human rights.

Liberty requires security without intrusion, security plus privacy.

The more security you seek, the less freedom you have.

There is no inverse relationship between freedom and security. Less of one does not lead to more of the other. People with no rights are not safe from terrorist attack.

If you have security, you can rebel; if you don't, you hold on to any scraps of it that you have.

Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe.

Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.

The balance between freedom and security is a delicate one.

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

We are living in a world where everything is based on security.

The spread of freedom is the best security for the free.

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society.