Every individual of the community at large has an equal right to the protection of government.
Interpretation
Everyone deserves equal protection from their government.
This quote emphasizes the principle that all members of a community should be equally shielded by the laws and governance of their society. It highlights the fundamental concept of equality and justice in the eyes of government, suggesting that no one should be above protection while underscoring the responsibility of the state to its people.
In practice
In a speech about civil rights, you might use this quote to highlight the importance of equal treatment.
When men, engaged in unjustifiable pursuits, are aware that obstructions may come from a quarter which bare apprehension of opposition from doing what they would with eagerness rush into if no such external impediments were to be feared.
The tendency of a national bank is to increase public and private credit. The former gives power to the state, for the protection of its rights and interests: and the latter facilitates and extends the operations of commerce among individuals. Industry is increased, commodities are multiplied, agriculture and manufacturers flourish: and herein consists the true wealth and prosperity of a state.
It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.
The Achaeans soon experienced, as often happens, that a victorious and powerful ally is but another name for a master.
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge right or make good decision.
The true principle of a republic is that the people should choose whom they please to govern them. Representation is imperfect, in proportion as the current of popular favor is checked. The great source of free government, popular election, should be perfectly pure, and the most unbounded liberty allowed.
One might think, that a period which, within fifty years, uproots, enslaves or kills seventy million human beings, should only, and forthwith, be condemned. But also its guilt must be understood.
Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.
What I think about vivisection is that if people admit that they have the right to take or endanger the life of living beings for the benefit of many, there will be no limit to their cruelty.
Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend.
In high school, when I first heard of entropy, I was attracted to it immediately. They said that in nature all systems are breaking down, and I thought, What a wonderful thing; perhaps I can make some small contribution to this process, myself.
Do not confuse your vested interests with ethics. Do not identify the enemies of your privilege with the enemies of humanity.
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