I believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act must be reformed. We must improve the American public's confidence in, and perception of,… — Dutch Ruppersberger Copy Share Image
“Q: What can people do to defend their civil liberties? Phillips: I'm a pacifist, but the most American thing you can do… — Utah Phillips Copy Share Image
“If you think human rights is a political matter, what you think does not matter.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Patriotism threatens free speech with death. It is infuriated by thoughtful hesitation, constructive criticism of our leaders and pleas for peace. It… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
I like Mitt Romney as a person. I think he's a dignified person. But I have no common ground on economics. He… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Civil liberties victories never stay won, but must be fought for over and over again. — Ira Glasser Copy Share Image
“Now, I’d like to ask people in the room, please raise your hand if you have not broken a law, any law,… — John Gilmore Copy Share Image
The threats are coming to this country, which will, of course, increase the massive industry known as the anti-terrorism industry, and crush… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
If the true spark of religious and civil liberty be kindled, it will burn. — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
At the foundation of our civil liberties lies the principle that denies to government officials an exceptional position before the law and… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
The new laws passed by Congress in the name of fighting terrorism pose a greater danger to the civil liberties of American… — Charley Reese Copy Share Image
“The Singapore School of Thought, as some began to call it, emphasised the lack of universality of many Western political norms...Singapore's own… — Cherian George Copy Share Image
“But until you ask why there’s an increase in social disintegration, and why more and more resources are being directed towards the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Americans are tired of the games and the lies of today's media. They want the truth. Imagine this. No censors, no barricades,… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
I grew up in the 1960s in Memphis, and my father was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. I was… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
“On June 20, at Johnson’s behest, Attorney General James Speed ordered the U.S. attorney in Norfolk to abandon Lee’s prosecution. On the… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
With police wielding unprecedented powers to invade privacy, tap phones and conduct searches seemingly at random, our civil liberties are in a… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. It is not a thing, in its… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Terrorism is escalating to the point that Americans soon may have to choose between civil liberties and more intrusive means of protection. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
NATO is based on shared values. Democracy, individual civil liberties and the rule of law. In public and also in meetings with… — Jens Stoltenberg Copy Share Image
When you're in this type of conflict, when you're at war, civil liberties are treated differently. — Trent Lott Copy Share Image
Civil liberties are a great heritage for Americans. They are not rights that the government gives to the people, they are the… — Edward Bennett Williams Copy Share Image
Those concerns of a national character-such as air and water pollution that do not respect state boundaries, or the national transportation system,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
For as Jews, the problem happens to be more urgent and vital than for others; because the destruction of religion on America… — Louis Finkelstein Copy Share Image
The power of these recommendations is that they come from leaders representing a broad spectrum of religious conviction. At the table were… — Charles Haynes Copy Share Image
