[T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or…

Religion, in its purity, is not so much a pursuit as a temper; or rather it is a temper, leading to the pursuit of…

— Jonathan Edwards

And that's the type of thing I'm trying to speak out against the most, religion controlling what we see and what we do in…

— Marilyn Manson

“I am scared of the day, when they turn atheism into another religion for controlling masses.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

Political and social justice requires, not the disintegration of a country and destruction or humiliation of a class which shows initiative, intelligence and drive,…

— Syama Prasad Mukherjee

Only a work democracy can create the foundation of genuine freedom. Long experience in sociological disputes leads me to expect that a great many…

— Wilhelm Reich

“Genuine freedom is not based upon the negative psychology of release. Its roots are in positive acts of dedication to ends and values. Freedom…

— Robert A. Nisbet

No citizen enjoys genuine freedom of religious conviction until the state is indifferent to every form of religious outlook from Atheism to Zoroastrianism.

— Harold Laski

Those who advocate either slavery or income taxation should be ashamed of themselves. Genuine freedom entails the abolition, not the reform, of income taxation…

— Jacob G. Hornberger

Genuine freedom is possible only where there is genuine love. And genuine love is not possible without truth.

— Michael O'Brien

Every right is married to a duty; every freedom owes a corresponding responsibility; and there cannot be genuine freedom unless there exists also genuine…

— Russell Kirk

The cry for freedom is a sign of suppression. It will not cease to ring as long as man feels himself captive. As diverse…

— Wilhelm Reich

The American states have gone far in assisting the progress of truth; but they have stopped short of perfection. They ought to have given…

— Noah Webster

Between government in the republican meaning, that is, Constitutional, representative, limited government, on the one hand, and Empire on the other hand, there is…

— Garet Garrett

It is a misnomer to call a government republican in which a branch of the supreme power is independent of the nation.

— Thomas Jefferson

While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.'

— Nancy Pelosi