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
Those who are troubled by our existing programs are not interested in a repeat of 9/11, and those who defend these programs… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The key to understanding the impact of the Human Rights Act in the U.K. is to appreciate that civil liberties and human… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
We must educate ourselves and others about our precious civil liberties to ensure that we never accept demands that we give up… — Ron Paul 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
But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this… — Xavier Becerra Copy Share Image
Opponents of civil liberties contend the NSA data collection has made our country more safe, but even the most vocal defenders of… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
We have got to protect privacy rights. We have got to protect our God-given, constitutionally protected civil liberties, and we are not… — Paul Broun Copy Share Image
If by a "Liberal," they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Critics have stepped up their attacks on the President for authorizing the National Security Agency to listen to international communications of known… — Scott McClellan Copy Share Image
The seemingly omnipresent storm clouds hanging over the Constitution often make it hard to find a silver lining. Every day, the front… — Bob Barr 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
I'm witnessing the problems that the federal government is passing down in terms of drones, in violation of our civil liberties, spying… — Matt Rosendale Copy Share Image
I will not call myself a pacifist for the very simple reason that if something like a [Francisco] Franco should arise in… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
“Like a lot of lawyers in the party, my father combined uncritical devotion to the imaginary Soviet Union in his head with… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
The guarantees of civil liberty are but guarantees of freedom of the human mind and spirit and of reasonable freedom and opportunity… — Harlan F. Stone 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
Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn't just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
Our basic civil liberties are in jeopardy, but we're going to be spending our time as a society arguing about whether or… — Tom Tomorrow Copy Share Image
We have less civil liberties than we had on 9/ 1 1 in some significant ways. But we are also, I believe,… — David D. Cole Copy Share Image
We must protect the very things that make America so special - most certainly including our civil liberties. But we cannot do… — Mike Pompeo Copy Share Image
The American Civil Liberties Union has a reputation for serving as a 'guardian of liberty,' protecting our privacy and the First Amendment… — Tom Fitton Copy Share Image
The amount of money and of legal energy being given to prosecute hundreds of thousands of Americans who are caught with a… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
For me, it was definitely an education in being grateful. And appreciating the civil liberties we have today, the natural liberties we… — Aldis Hodge Copy Share Image
The only reason malcontent party hacks and academics are allowed to pontificate about civil liberties from the safety of their ivory towers… — Mike Johnson Copy Share Image
The issue of cyber-security, cyber-crime, and cyber-malfeasance has an impact on a whole range of issues, not the least of which is… — Misha Glenny Copy Share Image
“The spine of the FBI is the rule of law. The spine of the FBI is a commitment to doing the right… — Historica Press Copy Share Image
“Resistance to change in the mental health system comes disguised as protection of civil liberties and freedom of speech. As a result,… — Tamara Hill, MS 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
We must continue to be diligent in protecting Americans' civil liberties while preserving critical law enforcement tools we need to keep America… — Debbie Stabenow Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is, we can certainly fight against terrorism and fight terrorist groups around the world without having to… — John Kiriakou Copy Share Image
The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
Since 9/11, the Bush administration has used that tragic event as a justification to rip up our constitution and our civil liberties.… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district; all studied and appreciated as they merit; are… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Using a broad brushstroke, I think Libertarian - most of America are socially accepting and fiscally responsible. I'm in that category. I… — Gary Johnson Copy Share Image
“The Crystal Wind is the storm, and the storm is data, and the data is life. You have been slaves, denied the… — Daniel Keys Moran Copy Share Image
I think we [Americans] are going to look back and realize that the civil liberties that we've given up in the name… — Jeremy Scahill Copy Share Image
Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their appetites: in proportion as… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
It's just in Washington we're talking about equal rights for gay people, civil liberty to smoke marijuana, taking care of the environment,… — Rick Steves Copy Share Image
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