Society, Justice & Peace: Freedom Quotes

Similar topics:Equality Human Rights Justice Peace War

"Democracy fascinates me"

Lee H. Hamilton, Politician

"With the Germans, the sovereignty resided in the great assembly of the people"

John Lothrop Motley, Historian

"Next thing you know, they'll take your thoughts away"

Dave Mustaine, Musician

"I find the earth to be a place of misery in which I am surrounded by the conformity that kills society"

Matt LeBlanc, Actor

"Ukraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people in Ukraine, which is a bordering state, very close to Russia, the people of this state are, they didn't want to tolerate anymore the power abuse by Ukrainian officials"

Garry Kasparov, Celebrity

"Thus the liberties of Holland and Flanders waxed, daily, stronger"

John Lothrop Motley, Historian

"I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions and protests that could force Kremlin to reconsider its plans to abolish presidential elections"

Garry Kasparov, Celebrity

"The main object of a revolution is the liberation of man... Not the interpretation and application of some transcendental ideology"

Jean Genet, Dramatist

"I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy"

Garry Kasparov, Celebrity

"For, just as it has been said that there is no half-way house between Rome and Reason, so it may be said that there is no half-way house between State Socialism and Anarchism"

Benjamin Tucker, Activist

"This brings us to Anarchism, which may be described as the doctrine that all the affairs of men should be managed by individuals or voluntary associations, and that the State should be abolished"

Benjamin Tucker, Activist

"The right of such control is already admitted by the State Socialists, though they maintain that, as a matter of fact, the individual would be allowed a much larger liberty than he now enjoys"

Benjamin Tucker, Activist

"Defence was an afterthought, prompted by necessity; and its introduction as a State function, though effected doubtless with a view to the strengthening of the State, was really and in principle the initiation of the State's destruction"

Benjamin Tucker, Activist

"And this is the Anarchistic definition of the State: the embodiment of the principle of invasion in an individual, or a band of individuals, assuming to act as representatives or masters of the entire people within a given area"

Benjamin Tucker, Activist

"The U.S. has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world"

Lee H. Hamilton, Politician

"The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty"

John Lothrop Motley, Historian

"In Gaul were two orders, the nobility and the priesthood, while the people, says Caesar, were all slaves"

John Lothrop Motley, Historian

"I spend a good portion of my dinner-party conversation defending America because no matter what the political agenda, it's still a fantastic, amazing place"

Gwyneth Paltrow, Actress

"More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed by Putin, and having no influence in parliament, because Parliament today is also following instructions from Kremlin and no longer represents its people"

Garry Kasparov, Celebrity

"It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see the values of the free world"

Garry Kasparov, Celebrity

"Such security is equal liberty. But it is not necessarily equality in the use of the earth"

Benjamin Tucker, Activist

"To restore America, we need less Marx and more Madison"

Glenn Beck, Journalist

"Progressivism is the cancer in America, and it is eating our Constitution, and it was designed to eat the Constitution, to progress past the Constitution"

Glenn Beck, Journalist

"Political Correctness doesn't change us, it shuts us up"

Glenn Beck, Journalist

"When Congress passed the Help America Vote Act in 2002, I was thrilled to learn that the federal government would offer resources to all states to assist them in enhancing the voting process in America"

DeForest Soaries, Politician

"All forms of power - even based on the consensus of the democratic system - react when they are being attacked, or when those who exercise power become a target"

Dario Fo, Playwright

"Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought"

Mathias Rust, Aviator

"It is extremely dangerous to talk about limits or borders. It is vital, instead, that we remain completely open, that we are always involved, and that we aim to contribute personally in social events"

Dario Fo, Playwright

"The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control"

Benjamin Tucker, Activist

"Anarchists are simply unterrified Jeffersonian Democrats"

Benjamin Tucker, Activist

"I've flown out of character so many times. In that sense I've been lucky, because I've been given the liberty to do just about anything I've wanted to do in my lifetime"

June Carter Cash, Musician

"I think every American has a role in saving this country. Whether you're Democrat, Republican, independent, it doesn't matter. We all know the country's in trouble. We may disagree on how to solve it, but we all know the country's in trouble"

Glenn Beck, Journalist

"When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure"

DeForest Soaries, Politician

"The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members"

DeForest Soaries, Politician

"Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky"

Boris Yeltsin, President

"It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts"

Boris Yeltsin, President

"And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be vilified, and magazines to be closed down on the spot, for suggesting another version of history?"

David Icke, Athlete

"We are in favor of greater free markets"

Ed Gillespie, Politician

"Texas is now a cornerstone of the Electoral College for Republicans"

Ed Gillespie, Politician

"The Earth needs rebels!"

David Icke, Athlete

Page 61 of 110