Society, Justice & Peace: Freedom Quotes

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"What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedicated to letting people choose what they want and giving them a chance to get it"

Ferdinand Mount, Writer

"Freedom is a lonely battle, but if the United States doesn't lead it - sometimes imperfectly, but mostly with honor - who will?"

Cal Thomas, Journalist

"Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed by federal law is constitutionally defined and permanently enshrined in the 10th Amendment"

Dick Thornburgh, Politician

"The proper balance between individual liberty and central authority is a very ancient problem"

Arthur Keith, Scientist

"In every man there is an instinctive and passionate reaction if his person or liberty is attacked"

Arthur Keith, Scientist

"I am a rank individualist"

Arthur Keith, Scientist

"The United Nations has no business in our elections"

David Vitter, Politician

"Common sense tells us that this explosion of media sources should eliminate any concern over a lack of diversity of views in the marketplace and competition"

Fred Upton, Politician

"It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist. As soon as the leaders of a country lie to you, they have no authority over you. These maniacs have no authority over us. And they might be able to put our bodies in prison, but they can't put our spirits in prison"

Cindy Sheehan, Activist

"I think politics is important. It's how we run our society. I think it should be natural to have an interest in the subject, and I almost don't understand why some people don't"

Chester Brown, Cartoonist

"An intelligent and conscientious opposition is a part of loyalty to country"

Bainbridge Colby, Public Servant

"America stands for individual liberty, but that means an ordered liberty"

Bainbridge Colby, Public Servant

"No man bosses me around, and no man ever will!"

Cybill Sheperd, Actress

"I would love it if every talk show let me say whatever I pleased"

Chris Bell, Politician

"I escaped one time. In 1971 I was in the free world for six weeks"

Jack Henry Abbott, Criminal

"I think it's always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it's very dangerous to treat as traitors to the American nation those who think differently"

Adam Michnik, Editor

"The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast"

Ben Bradlee, Editor

"I've always admired President Chavez for standing up to imperialism and the meddling of the American government in South America"

Cindy Sheehan, Activist

"Transferring our sovereignty and decision-making power to the WTO, to the United Nations, or any other international body is not in the long-term interests of our people"

Dana Rohrabacher, Politician

"I think governments are the cancer of civilization"

Chuck D., Musician

"We have new developing ties with Japan, whom always supports our democratic process and economic development"

Ali A. Saleh, Writer

"If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be empowered to act in their own self-interest and express their future political status aspirations accordingly"

Dick Thornburgh, Politician

"No power on earth is greater than a mind and soul reawakened. Our Constitution begins 'we the people', not 'us the government'"

Cal Thomas, Journalist

"I consider myself a right-winger, and Gray was certainly one"

Chester Brown, Cartoonist

"In the early centuries of Islam, the great schools of Islamic jurisprudence were built upon the above principles. Basic to all their legal systems, they developed the doctrine that liberty is the fundamental basis of law"

Aly Khan, Public Servant

"And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy"

Bulent Ecevit, Politician

"Freedom has no history"

Andrew Cohen, Writer

"In comparison with other men of their time, the Americans were distinguished by the possession of new political and social ideas, which were destined to be the foundation of the American commonwealth"

Albert Bushnell Hart, Historian

"We shall have to remove everything that strangles artistic and scientific creativeness"

Alexander Dubcek, Politician

"The Stuart sovereigns of England steadily attempted to strengthen their power, and the resistance to that effort caused an immense growth of Parliamentary influence"

Albert Bushnell Hart, Historian

"The colonies had little occasion to feel or to resent direct royal prerogative"

Albert Bushnell Hart, Historian

"Several amendments should be made to the primary and general election laws to improve them, but such changes must in no way interfere with a full and free expression of the people's choice in naming the candidates to be voted on at general elections"

Arthur Capper, Politician

"Nowhere is Universalism welcomed and encouraged by a people; everywhere governments have forced and are forcing Universalism upon unwilling and resistant subjects"

Arthur Keith, Scientist

"We must be loyal to the forum of our government"

Bainbridge Colby, Public Servant

"Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces!"

Charlie Dent, Politician

"Artie is going to do what ever Artie wants to do"

Artie Lange, Actor

"Although we dealt decisively with all terrorist organizations, we at the same time not only maintained, preserved our democracy, but kept improving it"

Bulent Ecevit, Politician

"We must remember, too, that the Russian population of the Caucasus are to a large extent Muslims, and the areas such as Georgia, which have aspirations of their own"

Aly Khan, Public Servant

"When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"January 30th will be a historic day for the Middle East and the world. The Iraqi people will take the next step toward a free and democratic society as they place their votes for a transitional Iraqi government"

Dana Rohrabacher, Politician

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