Society, Justice & Peace: Freedom Quotes

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"I don't like government, it's just that simple"

Lyn Nofziger

"I believe that nationalism is a very strong force, but there are other forces operating; there are tendencies pushing towards a larger picture, especially in Europe, I think; but I still think nationalism is real"

Peter Singer, Philosopher

"It isn't until you begin to fight in your own cause that you become really committed to winning and become a genuine ally of other people struggling for their freedom"

Robin Morgan, Activist

"That government is not a necessary good, but an unavoidable evil"

Lyn Nofziger

""'Niggy Tardust' is the voice of a generation, a generation that does not define itself simply by what it's born into"

Saul Williams, Musician

"The average European does not seem to feel free until he succeeds in enslaving and oppressing others"

Bernard Berenson, Historian

"Freedom is our most precious commodity, and if we are not eternally vigilant, government will take it all away. Individual freedom demands individual responsibility"

Lyn Nofziger

"We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks"

Vernon Howard, Author

"Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens, there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace"

Vaclav Havel, Leader

"I think the American people have become more reliant upon government and less reliant upon themselves and that they now tend to put security ahead of freedom, but I think freedom is the most important aspect of our lives"

Lyn Nofziger

"The conservative movement today is like that tall ship with its proud captain: strong, accomplished but veering off course into the dangerous and uncharted waters of big government republicanism"

Mike Pence, Politician

"As I said, men value their independence in a weird way, above practically everything"

George Weinberg, Psychologist

"The issue is not abortion. The issue is whether women can make up their own mind instead of some right-wing pastor, some right-wing politician, telling them what to do"

Howard Dean, Politician

"This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So, expect more meaningless, if not harmful, 'gun control' legislation. Good news - if you're a crook"

Larry Elder, Journalist

"You bet every member of Congress who votes for this bill ought to read it, read it thoroughly, and understand that what we're looking at here amounts to nothing more than a government takeover of our health care economy, paid for with nearly a trillion dollars in new taxes on individuals and small businesses. And it must be opposed!"

Mike Pence, Politician

"I opposed No Child Left Behind, I opposed the Medicare prescription drug bill, I opposed the Wall Street bailout. What the American people are starting to see is that Republican, Republicans on Capitol Hill get it and the Democrats, from the White House to Capitol Hill, just don't get it"

Mike Pence, Politician

"In jail I was just like everybody else, I was sitting there praying, feeling caged"

Dennis Rodman, Athlete

"If I want to wear a dress, I'll wear a dress"

Dennis Rodman, Athlete

"This liberal progressive agenda... is the antithesis of who we are as a constitutional republic"

Allen West, Politician

"They think that, if we were just smart enough, we'd be able to understand their policies. And I so want to tell 'em, and I do tell 'em, oh, we're plenty smart, oh yeah - we know what's goin' on. And we don't like what's goin' on. And we're not gonna let them tell us to sit down and shut up"

Sarah Palin, Politician

"The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion"

Lewis Mumford, Sociologist

"When we talk about fighting for our country, we're talking about our vote, our vote is our arms"

Sarah Palin, Politician

"We need independents, we need the GOP, we need Reagan Democrats"

Sarah Palin, Politician

"People know something has gone terribly wrong with our government and it has gotten so far off track. But people also know that there is nothing wrong in America that a good old-fashioned election can't fix"

Sarah Palin, Politician

"People have a constitutional right to burn a Koran if they want to, but doing so is insensitive and an unnecessary provocation - much like building a mosque at Ground Zero.!"

Sarah Palin, Politician

"The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree"

Thomas Campbell, Poet

"I am on the right wing of the middle of the road, and with a strong radical bias"

Tony Benn, Politician

"Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters"

Tony Benn, Politician

"I believe that man is, in the last resort, so free a being that his right to be what he believes himself to be cannot be contested"

Georg C. Lichtenberg, Scientist

"Liberty is worth paying for"

Jules Verne, Author

"Despite what the pundits want us to think, contested primaries aren't civil war, they are democracy at work, and that's beautiful"

Sarah Palin, Politician

"Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy"

Sarah Palin, Politician

"I think free speech is probably the coolest thing we have in this country, and again, you can label it hate speech and dismiss it, and then you're allowed to censor it"

Dana Carvey, Comedian

"The two things that can hurt you are if you need money or if you need fame. Those are the things that can be your Achilles' heel. But if you don't need money and you don't need fame, then you're free"

Dana Carvey, Comedian

"The greatest strength of democracy is its ability to adapt and evolve, to respond to changing circumstances and to meet the needs and aspirations of the people"

Abdullah Gul, President

"The first point was we wanted power to determine our own destiny in our own black community. And what we had done is we wanted to write a program that was straightforward to the people. We didn't want to give a long dissertation"

Bobby Seale, Activist

"The freer that women become, the freer men will be, because when you enslave someone, you are enslaved"

Louise Berliawsky Nevelson, Sculptor

"I think, with never-ending gratitude, that the young women of today do not and can never know at what price their right to free speech and to speak at all in public has been earned"

Lucy Stone, Activist

"Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good idea"

John Gunther, Journalist

"Not to mention the fact that, of course, terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom"

Zbigniew Brzezinski, Politician

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