American government Quote by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The greatest menace to freedom is an inert people.

— Louis D. Brandeis

“Those who won our independence believed that the final end of the state was to make men free to develop their faculties; and that…

— Louis D. Brandeis

“A free society is one where it’s safe to be unpopular, but then, freedom of speech also carries with it the freedom not to…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“Brandeis can be taken to have offered a conception of the social role of the idealized citizen. For such a citizen, active engagement in…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“To menace the freedom of thought, religion, and personal safety of other citizens is not long permitted by a nation of free men, for…

— Gladys Hasty Carroll

“Freedom requires effort if it is to be won and vigilance if it is to be maintained. People just don't value freedom until it…

— Terry Goodkind

“Freedom is an inmost power. That is why society limits it.”

— Marie Vieux-Chauvet

“Can nothing be done for freedom because the public conscience is inert?”

— William H. Seward

“With each passing day, I become more and more convinced that the greatest threat to American freedom is the United States government.”

— Michel Templet

“I think the country has to find out what it means by freedom. Freedom is a very dangerous thing. Anything else is disastrous. But…

— James Baldwin

“The most important freedom, is the power to think and to do.”

— JOEL NYARANGI AKOYA

“you should cultivate freedom, including freedom from your own concepts and ideas.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh