Essentials Quote by Robert H. Jackson

It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free Country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine…

— George Washington

The liberty of thinking and publishing whatsoever each one likes, without any hindrances, is not in itself an advantage over which society can wisely…

— Pope Leo XIII

“Whereas it appeareth that however certain forms of government are better calculated than others to protect individuals in the free exercise of their natural…

— Thomas Jefferson

... our interests and our conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom. And we must be a source…

— Barack Obama

All political and religious systems have their root and their strength in the innate conservatism of the human mind, and its intense fear of…

— Suzanne La Follette

Liberty of thinking, and of expressing our thoughts, is always fatal to priestly power, and to those pious frauds on which it is commonly…

— David Hume

“To free oneself from fear and hope, belief and superstition. To be free of convictions and parties.”

— Stefan Zweig

Free will is the power of choosing good and evil.

— Origen

While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.

— Adam Hamilton

A society with too few independent thinkers is vulnerable to control by disturbed and opportunistic leaders. A society which wants to create and maintain…

— John Dewey

In all ages of the world, priests have been enemies to liberty; and it is certain, that this steady conduct of theirs must have…

— David Hume

Those who have ever valued liberty for its own sake believed that to be free to choose, and not to be chosen for, is…

— Isaiah Berlin