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The principles on which we engaged, of which the charter of our independence is the record, were sanctioned by the laws of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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The female struggle implies the black struggle, it implies the struggle with anti-Semitism, it implies all of the other struggles. That is… — Sally Potter Copy Share Image
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The Republic may not give wealth or happiness, she has not promised these. It is the freedom to pursue these, not their… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
I want you to have all the academic freedom you want as long as you wind up saying the bible account (of… — Jerry Falwell Copy Share Image
When we consider that labor is the producer of all wealth, is it not evident that the impoverishment and, dependence of labor… — Henry George Copy Share Image
This was the first Memorial Day [Monday, May 1st, 1865]. African Americans invented Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina. What you have… — David W. Blight Copy Share Image
Freedom of enterprise was from the beginning not altogether a blessing. As the liberty to work or to starve, it spelled toil,… — Herbert Marcuse Copy Share Image
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I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the source of national action, the human heart… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Let women issue a declaration of independence sexually, and absolutely refuse to cohabit with men until they are acknowledged as equals in… — Victoria Woodhull Copy Share Image
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Conservatism to me is limited government, liberty and sticking to the Constitution and realizing that government is not the solution to almost… — Katie Pavlich Copy Share Image
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I must recall with gratitude those 178 Jewish women and men who participated in the Estonian War of Independence. Both of our… — Kersti Kaljulaid Copy Share Image
There is a way beyond this life and beyond death, the path of liberation. In order to be liberated, you have to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There are, however, many challenges to Asian universities. First, academic freedom, in all senses, is much more critical to the success of… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
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I can say now: all the combatants who participated in the fight for freedom in South America came to Algeria; it's from… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
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