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title: "9 Liberal Think Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Liberal Think quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Liberal Think sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm a liberal, but I think there's so much that the private sector can do and does do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-sheehy/i-m-a-liberal-but-i-think-there-s-so-much-that-the-private-sector-can/)

[Gail Sheehy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-sheehy/)

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> [I hardly know an intellectual man, even, who is so broad and truly liberal that you can think aloud in his society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/i-hardly-know-an-intellectual-man-even-who-is-so-broad-and-truly/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

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> [I don't think really conservative or liberal; I think what makes sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-don-t-think-really-conservative-or-liberal-i-think-what-makes-sense/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/benjamin-carson-955_conservative_i-don-t-think-really-conservative-or-lib_869259.png)

> [Issue by issue, if I were a Congressman, I would receive the highest rating from liberal think-tank Americans For Democratic Action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-colmes/issue-by-issue-if-i-were-a-congressman-i-would-receive-the-highest/)

[Alan Colmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-colmes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/alan-colmes-12170_action_issue-by-issue-if-i-were-a-congressman-i_1496740.png)

> [I guess because I'm a liberal I think it's not people's natural instinct to be completely self-interested.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-weiner/i-guess-because-i-m-a-liberal-i-think-it-s-not-people-s-natural/)

[Matthew Weiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-weiner/)

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> [I'd actually call myself pretty much a liberal. A progressive liberal. Because I do think that government is there to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christie-hefner/i-d-actually-call-myself-pretty-much-a-liberal-a-progressive-liberal/)

[Christie Hefner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christie-hefner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d26/christie-hefner-5263_government_i-d-actually-call-myself-pretty-much-a-l_3178877.png)

> [I am not a post-liberal and I do not think that such a return to full 19th-century anticlericalism inevitable or even likely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-douthat/i-am-not-a-post-liberal-and-i-do-not-think-that-such-a-return-to-full/)

[Ross Douthat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-douthat/)

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> [Some things I think are very conservative, or very liberal. I think when someone falls into one category for everything, I'm very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/some-things-i-think-are-very-conservative-or-very-liberal-i-think/)

[Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f4/louis-c-k-1150_categories_some-things-i-think-are-very-conservativ_684240.png)

> [I consider myself a logical person and, you know, a lot of people try to categorize me in one way or another.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-consider-myself-a-logical-person-and-you-know-a-lot-of-people-try/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/benjamin-carson-955_american-people_i-consider-myself-a-logical-person-and-y_2296355.png)

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