Quotes about Autonomy

The reason is that as far as I am concerned, what happened to me is a purely private matter. In another time, in another place it might be held to be a public matter. But in this place, in this time, it is not. It is my bussines, mine alone. 'This place being what?' 'This place being South Africa

People don't divide themselves on important and unimportant... I have my own life, important to me equally as is yours to you, and in my life I the one who decides.

The ultimate good in a liberal state is liberty.

You can't let other people determine how far you are willing to go to reach Destiny because it's simply not their call. They don't get it, so don't worry about them!

It's our money, and we're free to spend it any way we please.

The spirit of liberalism is to create free men; it is not the regimentation of men.

Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.

It is he who has broken the bond of marriage - not I. I only break its bondage.

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

Men's consciences ought in no sort to be violated, urged, or constrained.

Once a man has tasted freedom he will never be content to be a slave.

Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men.