Liberal Quotes

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Every fundamentalist movement I've studied in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is convinced at some gut, visceral level that secular liberal society wants to wipe out… — Karen Armstrong
I'm a total Democrat. I'm anti-Republican. And it's only fair that you know it... I'm liberal. The L word! — Lauren Bacall
I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call a liberal education. — Tallulah Bankhead
Liberal capitalism is not at all the Good of humanity. Quite the contrary; it is the vehicle of savage, destructive nihilism. — Alain Badiou
A rich man told me recently that a liberal is a man who tells other people what to do with their money. — Amiri Baraka
Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your… — P T Barnum
Good for you, you have a heart, you can be a liberal. Now, couple your heart with your brain, and you can be a conservative. — Glenn Beck
A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man. — Cyrano de Bergerac
A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright,… — Leonard Bernstein
A prophet is always much wider than his followers, much more liberal than those who label themselves with his name. — Annie Besant
I often think that woman is more free in Islam than in Christianity. Woman is more protected by Islam than by the faith which preaches… — Annie Besant
A common religion is not possible for India, but a recognition of a common basis for all religions, and the growth of a liberal, tolerant… — Annie Besant
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others. — Ambrose Bierce
San Francisco is really fun and liberal, and it's my kind of politics. It's like being Jewish in front of Jewish people. — Elayne Boosler
If God had been a liberal, we wouldn't have had the Ten Commandments - we'd have the Ten Suggestions. — Malcolm Bradbury
People don't know I've got a deep social conscience. I'm a child of the Depression, born in 1933. My parents were very liberal in their… — Eli Broad
As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a better place for men invariably makes it a duller and more dangerous place for… — Julie Burchill
Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough. — George W. Bush
There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites. — Stokely Carmichael
Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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