Liberalism Quotes

229 Liberalism quotes by 158 unique authors

The Obama presidency, and liberalism in general, are based on not trusting the American people - a belief that big government is better for people. — Bobby Jindal
You don't hear TV cops griping because they have to enforce some Draconian law that shouldn't be on the books in the first place, or… — Tom Shales
Some of the reasons John McCain lost in 2008 were his lackluster campaign, his refusal to showcase Obama's extreme liberalism and, thus, his failure to… — David Limbaugh
...it happens that society is saved as often as the circle of its ruling class is narrowed, as often as a more exclusive interest asserts… — Karl Marx
To live in any true sense of the word is to reject others; to accept them, one must be able to renounce, to do oneself… — Emile M. Cioran
There is a contradiction between market liberalism and political liberalism. The market liberals (e.g., social conservatives) of today want family values, less government, and maintain… — Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek
Liberalism defines government as tyrant father but demands it behave as nurturant mother. — Camille Paglia
There are few problems in the world that economic prosperitycannot help solve. Yet the engines of that prosperity are under fierceattack. The forces that seek… — Ziad K. Abdelnour
To me, the failure of liberalism - the tradition I come from - was not recognizing there has to be justice across the generations. — Richard Lamm
Modern liberalism has many roots. One of the most important is the ideas of a man described by an American critic as 'his satanic free-trade… — Alan Ryan
Even if you have a brain predisposed to liberalism, you might end up with some conservative friends or find inspiring conservative role models who could… — Jonathan Haidt
The main qualities that had earned him this universal respect in the service were, first, an extreme indulgence towards people, based on his awareness of… — Leo Tolstoy
Against what is stupid, nonsensical, erroneous, and evil, [classical] liberalism fights with the weapons of the mind, and not with brute force and repression. — Ludwig von Mises
The pillars of classical liberalism call for flat taxes, with revenues put to limited uses; strong property rights; and free markets. — Richard Allen Epstein
Liberalism is to freedom as anarchism is to anarchy. — Ernst Junger
Every age that has historical status is governed by aristocracies.Aristocracy with the meaning - the best are ruling.Peoples do never govern themselves. That lunacy was… — Joseph Goebbels
As long term institutions, I am totally against dictatorships. But a dictatorship may be a necessary system for a transitional period. [...] Personally I prefer… — Friedrich August von Hayek
For the average American, the message is clear. Liberalism is no longer the answer. It is the problem. — Ronald Reagan
The American insanity for Loving Everybody is ruining my good temper and delivering my stomach to enormous bouts with acidity. — Taylor Caldwell
Though I believe in liberalism, I find it difficult to believe in liberals. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
A Liberal is a man who uses his legs and his hands at the behest-at the command-of his head. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Liberalism -- it is well to recall this today -- is the supreme form of generosity; it is the right which the majority concedes to… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
One of the great fallacies of our time is that the Nazis rose to power because they imposed order on chaos. Precisely the opposite is… — John Fowles
Left-wingers are incapable of conspiring because they are all egomaniacs. — Norman Mailer
The basic idea which runs right through modern history and modern liberalism is that the public has got to be marginalized. The general public are… — Noam Chomsky

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