Society, Justice & Peace: Freedom Quotes

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"I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back"

Rand Paul, Politician

"Libertarians recognize the inevitable pluralism of the modern world and for that reason assert that individual liberty is at least part of the common good"

Tom G. Palmer, Educator

"Libertarians argue that no normal adult has the right to impose choices on other normal adults, except in abnormal circumstances, such as when one person finds another unconscious and administers medical assistance or calls an ambulance"

Tom G. Palmer, Educator

"I cannot remember a time in opposition - I am talking about the last four years - when we have done less work on policy and more on slogans. But because of my European views I wasn't allowed to participate"

Kenneth Clarke, Politician

"Democracies must have equilibrium... and the entanglement of politics and information must be minimized"

Romano Prodi, Statesman

"Libertarians recognize the difference between adults and children, as well as differences between normal adults and adults who are insane or mentally hindered or retarded"

Tom G. Palmer, Educator

"If an individual is born with the obligation to obey, who is born with the right to command?"

Tom G. Palmer, Educator

"During the election in 1989, there was the first Soviet election with alternative candidates to local government. I myself arranged special training for them"

Anatoly Chubais, Politician

"The fact is, if our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill; to end the bailouts; cut spending; and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all these things it is to put someone in the White House who won't veto any of these things"

Mitch McConnell, Politician

"I was never restricted. I was never told what to do!"

Ray Harryhausen, Director

"You don't have to tell anybody a damn thing you don't want to"

Mink Stole, Actress

"I was ready to accept the philosophy that the Party is right, and that in the coming struggle, you could not permit yourself any doubts, after the Party had made a decision"

Klaus Fuchs, Physicist

"Some people may get in to the building without the proper passes and things, but I think that's the price you pay for being an open place for people to come"

Margo MacDonald, Politician

"Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations"

Lincoln Chafee, Politician

"I'm opposed to censorship of any kind, especially by government. But it's plain common sense that producers should target their product with some kind of sensitivity"

Lee Child, Writer

"I was in the underground until I left Germany"

Klaus Fuchs, Physicist

"A political party is dying before our eyes-and I don't mean the Democrats. I'm talking about the mainstream media, which is being destroyed by the opposition"

Howard Fineman, Journalist

"Despair and frustration will not shake our belief that the resistance is the only way of liberation"

Emile Lahud, Statesman

"What is good for Alaska is good for the country. Transferring power from the federal government to the states provides opportunity to all states, not just Alaska"

Joe Miller, Politician

"Now is the time for all Alaskans to come together, and reach out with our core message of taking power from the federal government, and bringing it back home to the people"

Joe Miller, Politician

"And I think we as a people need to stop being disingenuous about what the Constitution provides for. It does not provide for this all-encompassing power that we've seen exercised over the last several decades. It's what's gotten us into this bankrupt position"

Joe Miller, Politician

"Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the Government, nor of dungeons to ourselves"

George Haven Putnam, Soldier

"Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections"

Brent Scowcroft, Public Servant

"In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality"

Tom C. Clark, Politician

"America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy"

Brent Scowcroft, Public Servant

"And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership"

Don Nickles, Politician

"Now a great debate has been born. The thesis is Democratic Socialism. The antithesis is free-market capitalism. The Obama Democrats have posed the challenge. It is now up to the Republicans to pick it up and fight along these lines!"

Dick Morris, Author

"In survey after survey, the Iraqi people say, 'We want to choose our leaders.'"

Scott McClellan, Politician

"A free and prosperous Iraq will be a major blow to the terrorists and their desire to establish a safe haven in Iraq where they can plan and plot attacks"

Scott McClellan, Politician

"I am convinced that the majority of American people do understand that we have a moral responsibility to foster the concepts of opportunity, free enterprise, the rule of law, and democracy. They understand that these values are the hope of the world"

Richard Lugar, Politician

"There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization"