Their primary purpose was to assert political liberty and democracy as a form of government.
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The history of the world is that personal and political liberty will follow and it will.
"Without economic liberty, there could be no true political liberty, " she told European leaders in 1979.
The spirit of political liberty cannot flourish outside the body of the nation-state.
Libertarianism that puts political liberty first is conceptually undedicated to holding the line on this or that point on the Laffer curve.
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The "Freedom Flame" Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions toward the realization of political liberty and free-enterprise and the defense of freedom around the world.
Second, political liberty and economic opportunity are essential ingredients if such countries are to have any hope for decent standards of living a necessary precondition for domestic stability.
Either way, as the Vietnamese enjoy more economic freedom and as more exiled Vietnamese return, bringing foreign ideas of pluralism and free speech, expectations of political liberty will grow.
For in the end, no matter what China's leaders tell Mr Obama when he visits Beijing later this month, economic and political liberty are linked not as tightly as people hoped 20 years ago, but still linked.
"Congress drew reasonable conclusions from the extensive evidence it gathered and acted pursuant to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, which entrust Congress with ensuring that the right to vote -- surely among the most important guarantees of political liberty in the Constitution -- is not abridged on account of race, " said the 2-1 panel of judges.
These three leaders brought about the fall of Soviet communism and the resurgence of political and economic liberty around the world.
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And then take those memories you make and use them as fuel for some old-fashioned American religious tolerance, inclusiveness, and political honesty: with liberty and justice for all.
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By your gracious cooperation in the transition process, you have shown a watching world that we are a united people pledged to maintaining a political system which guarantees individual liberty to a greater degree than any other, and I thank you and your people for all your help in maintaining the continuity which is the bulwark of our Republic.
For decades, now, professors of political theory have squabbled over whether liberty or virtue should be the foundation of American politics.
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Ruling-party leaders know that a free and fair contest would spell the end of their political careers, and possibly their liberty, so they resist this idea.
Republicanism, liberty, law and justice became not just political imperatives, but commercial necessities.
Both types of bigness are hardwired into our political system, and both pose a direct risk to liberty in its most basic sense.
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The 19th century French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville pointed out that there are essentially two grand themes around which political life can be organized in America: equality and liberty.
Our ability to conceptualize and implement a vision of an Ideal and Just Society is extremely limited, and the political route between the obvious and simple system of natural liberty that Adam Smith found so compelling and the Ideal and Just Society some people want to see is fraught with peril.
Alongside this successful growth in economic liberty, there has also been an impressive expansion of political and civil freedoms.
Liberty is precious and is best fostered within a democratic political system.
Motivated by their own passionate interest in liberty, these students got together to consider past economic and political traditions, current policy, and the future of their movement.
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We have both a set of values and principles that we share that I believe are universal: the belief in individual liberty, in freedom of the press, in freedom of political assembly, in human rights.
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Hope springs eternal, but it seems there are a lot of Americans disgusted with both major political parties who find the libertarian ethos of free markets, peace and individual liberty quite compelling.
Over at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen I try to explain some of my (always evolving) political views, and muddle through the various tensions between nostalgia, egalitarianism, and liberty.
As interesting as the economic debate over bigness might be on the right, without placing the stress on the political questions they raise, Republicans will trap themselves in fiddling contests while the foundations of liberty burn.
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At a meeting of former political prisoners at the U.S. embassy to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Radio Liberty broadcasts to Belarus, I met a former trade minister who had served two years for breaking with the regime.
Instead of protecting our liberty and property, government officials are determining where to send resources based on the political influence of their cronies.
On the other side of the aisle, for all of our political disagreements, I think Rand Paul has been a breath of fresh air on many civil liberty issues.
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