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Where light has arisen there liberty should be sustained.

Motto of Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, USA and Community College of Beaver County, Monaca, Pennsylvania, USA.

By the sword we seek peace but peace only under liberty.

State motto of Massachusetts, USA.; suggesting that military preparedness can ensure peace.

To make something less strict and more tolerant towards accepting new attitudes, considerations, and ideas regarding solutions for achieving objectives; to remove restrictions: Some countries have been liberalizing their immigration policies, however President Trump has been more rigorous and stringent about them.