Liberal Quotes

1001 Liberal quotes by 702 unique authors

No liberal man would impute a charge of unsteadiness to another for having changed his opinion. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
'Tis certain that a serious attention to the sciences and liberal arts softens and humanizes the temper, and cherishes those fine emotions in which true… — David Hume
The thirst to know and understand a large and liberal discontent. — William Watson
The libertarian creed...offers the fulfillment of the best of the American past along with the promise of a far better future. Libertarians are squarely in… — Murray Rothbard
If our country is to survive and prosper, we must summon the courage to condemn and reject the liberal agenda, and we had better do… — Walter E. Williams
Somehow, the fact that more poor people are on welfare, receiving more generous payments, does not seem to have made this country a nice place… — Irving Kristol
It is an object of vast magnitude that systems of education should be adopted and pursued which may not only diffuse a knowledge of the… — Noah Webster
The liberal appropriations made by the legislature of Kentucky for a general system of education cannot be too much applauded . . . . Learned… — James Madison
Today Christians ... stand at the head of [this country]... I pledge that I never will tie myself to parties who want to destroy Christianity… — Adolf Hitler
Just like what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, so liberal America is now doing to the evangelical Christians. It's no different... More terrible than… — Pat Robertson
Liberalism and Western-style democracy have not been able to help realize the ideals of humanity. Today, these two concepts have failed. Those with insight can… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause. I had hoped that liberal and… — George Washington
I've never needed a lobbyist personally to put my case. I'd rather put my case myself. But I don't understand how other people look at… — Clive Palmer
Western liberal humanism is not something that comes naturally to us: like an appreciation of art or poetry, it has to be cultivated. Humanism is… — Karen Armstrong
I feel like giving myself a pat on the back. We can create history tonight. We can bid goodbye to 10 years of (Liberal-Conservative) government… — Helle Thorning-Schmidt
A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am. — Edmond Rostand
You may be liberal in your praise where praise is due: it costs nothing; it encourages much. — Horace Mann
My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework. — Sara Paretsky
An anarchist is an uncomprimising liberal. — Emile Faguet
Upon the whole, Chymistry is as yet but an opening science, closely connected with the usefull and ornamental arts, and worthy the attention of the… — Joseph Black
I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. 'Orders of merit,' said he, 'were the… — John Joseph Griffin
The fine arts, both in those who cultivate and those only who admire them, open and expand the mind to great ideas. They inspire liberal… — Joel Barlow
Diversity...is not casual liberal tolerance of anything not yourself. It is not polite accommodation. Instead, diversity is, in action, the sometimes painful awareness that other… — William Merritt Chase
There is no question that Francis was in advance of his age, as he anticipated all that is liberal and sympathetic in modern times: the… — Henryk Skolimowski
Being a liberal is the best thing on earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have… — Lauren Bacall

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