Noun
civil liberties pl (normally plural, singular civil liberty)
Civil rights and freedoms such as the freedom from enslavement, freedom from torture, and right to a fair trial.
America stands strongest in challenging terrorism when we do not give up an inch of our civil liberties. Dennis Kucinich
I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. George Soros
I think when people talk about civil liberties, they sometimes forget that action taken to protect the citizen against physical violence and physical attack is a blow in favour and not a blow against civil liberties. John Howard
We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all our citizens, whatever their background. We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn't just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all. Bianca Jagger
At the foundation of our civil liberties lies the principle that denies to government officials an exceptional position before the law and which subjects them to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen. Louis Brandeis