“Even despotism does not produce its worst effects, so long as individuality exists under it; and whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
This is a time when the protections of Americans' liberties are directly at risk, as are the checks and balances that have… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
I'm convinced that today the majority of Americans want what those first Americans wanted: A better life for themselves and their children;… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Reagan was a flesh and blood version of any other mute national emblem, say the Statue of Liberty. Everyone knows what she… — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
In the American colonies, the main problem of liberty has been solved, demonstrated and practiced in such a manner as not to… — Marquis de Lafayette Copy Share Image
A good society is characterised not just by liberty but by mutual respect and responsibility. When this breaks down it takes a… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
“Some of us have to fight. There are great traditions of liberty to defend. I am no partisan man. Where I see… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so… — Charles Carroll of Carrollton Copy Share Image
To me, it doesn't matter if your scapegoats are the Jews, the homosexuals, the male sex, the Masons, the Jesuits, the Welfare… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
To some, incredibly, Russia has become a human rights leader. Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower, has succeeded in his asylum application in… — Max Keiser Copy Share Image
“All that has been said of the importance of individuality of character, and diversity in opinions and modes of conduct, involves, as… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
...the Statue of Liberty's got this invitation: 'Give me your tired, your poor, your reeking homeless--' 'Huddled masses,' said Ira. 'Give me… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“Justice has always evoked ideas of equality, of proportion of compensation. Equity signifies equality. Rules and regulations, right and righteousness are concerned… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
Condemn no man for not thinking as you think. Let every one enjoy the full and free liberty of thinking for himself.… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
“If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the… — Louis Brandeis Copy Share Image
We are sure that, though we know not how, necessity does comport with liberty, the individual with the world, my polarity with… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I want my candidacy for the presidency of the United States to stand for a moment when we the people, stand once… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
It's no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. Egoism and competition are,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please; we ought to see what it will please… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life,… — Benazir Bhutto Copy Share Image
Love, if it be love indeed, asks no permission as to where it shall seek vantage ground or gain its victory -… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
Our assignment is to see the dominion of God realized into people's lives. It is not an overpowering control, it is a… — Bill Johnson Copy Share Image
No man complains of his neighbor for ill management of his affairs, for an error in sowing his land, or marrying his… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The humblest peasant is as free in the sight of God as the proudest monarch that ever swayed a sceptre. Liberty is… — Henry Highland Garnet Copy Share Image
Liberty begets anarchy, anarchy leads to despotism, and despotism brings about liberty once again. Millions of human beings have perished without being… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but… — John Pomfret Copy Share Image
People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is… — Muhammad Iqbal Copy Share Image
It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more nobly interpreted, a broader protest is made… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
I feel constricted if I become too much aware of the act of making. Liberty is lost and instead of an instinctual… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
What are the American ideals? They are the development of the individual for his own and the common good; the development of… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
“Shalt thou give law to God, shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty who made Thee what thou art and… — John Milton Copy Share Image
The transfer is a monumental occasion as the Iraqi people take control of their government and their future and forge ahead with… — Jim Gerlach Copy Share Image
I don't think there's any question journalists have become targets, but then I think that - that anyone who tries to practice… — Adam Gopnik Copy Share Image
On the light of Liberty you saw arise the light of Peace, like "another morn," "Risen on mid-noon;" and the sky on… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
People truly reaching across boundaries - be they religious or race, political or geographic. A state that is sincerely civil and respectful… — Jon Huntsman, Jr Copy Share Image
Are we still a country that takes risks, that innovates, that believes anything is possible? Or are we a country that is… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
I can be free only to the extent that others are forbidden to profit from their physical, economic, or other superiority to… — Emile Durkheim Copy Share Image
The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
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