Society, Justice & Peace: Freedom Quotes

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"An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery"

Joseph Pulitzer, Publisher

"Just because I publish pornography does not mean that I am not concerned about the social ills that all of us are"

Larry Flynt, Publisher

"Free nations with different histories, economies, and a vast amount of stubborn pride will never achieve complete agreement, even when they desire the same objectives"

Arthur Hays Sulzberger, Publisher

"The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations, and perhaps in proportion to the degrees of civilization"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"The honorable William Penn, late governor of Pennsylvania, was chosen agent to the Court of Britain, and directed to deliver the petition to the King himself and to endeavor by his personal influence to procure a favorable reception to this last address"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"By the Declaration of Independence, dreaded by the foes an for a time doubtfully viewed by many of the friends of America, everything stood on a new and more respectable footing, both with regard to the operations of war or negotiations with foreign powers"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"A declaration of the independence of America, and the sovereignty of the United States, was drawn by the ingenious and philosophic pen of Thomas Jefferson, Esquire, a delegate from the state of Virginia"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"When people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything for their victory, but new masters"

Edward F. Halifax, Statesman

"The readings of Soviet society are as many as the experts you speak to. In my view, it's a society that is overdue for measures of democratization and organization"

E. P. Thompson, Historian

"For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours"

E. P. Thompson, Historian

"It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques on a societal scale"

Jacques Ellul, Philosopher

"Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California"

Rick Perry, Politician

"Conservatives are winning offices, and champions of big government are cleaning out their desks right now"

Rick Perry, Politician

"But it wasn't until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130's all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom"

Rick Perry, Politician

"As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility"

Rick Perry, Politician

"Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives"

Rick Perry, Politician

"America's greatness is not found in the size of its government. America's greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people!"

Rick Perry, Politician

"I do whatever the hell I want"

Bad Bunny, Musician

"Europe and the world are waiting for us to defend freedom"

Emmanuel Macron, President

"The only response is the response of Europeans. We need to build a European sovereignty"

Emmanuel Macron, President

"I'm drawn to stories about people who decide they are worthy of freedom, and then do the hard work of claiming it"

Ava DuVernay, Director

"President Trump taught us how to defend our values"

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Politician

"I will not allow America's elections to be further corrupted by radical left-wing policies shoved down our throats"

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Politician

"It's absolutely wrong to see all of these large corporations folding into basically what the Democrats want, and that's kissing the ring"

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Politician

"We should not be flying a flag of a group who wants to erase our history and bring mass destruction to our country through Communism"

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Politician

"Democracy has the power to quickly spread. But its erosion can happen just as fast"

Ursula von der Leyen, Politician

"A truly independent Europe... free of fear of change, investing in our security, reaffirming our democratic values with concrete action"

Ursula von der Leyen, Politician

"The Constitution is not a suicide pact"

Richard Belzer, Comedian

"A Green Party candidate would be very different from a Democrat or Republican, and should be heard"

Peter Camejo, Businessman

"One of the reasons I think the ultra right-wing has such power in this country is that no one talks out"

Kathy Acker, Activist

"I don't want to feel like people are imposing limits upon you"

Mike Lowry, Politician

"Reaching out to Hispanics is critical to our future. The fastest-growing, and most conservative, segment of the population are natural Republicans"

Ken Mehlman, Politician

"In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away"

Tahar Ben Jelloun, Poet

"The claim that the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked because fundamentalists hate our prosperity and freedom is a ridiculous lie"

L. Neil Smith, Writer

"Poverty is a solved problem - all they have to do is abolish taxes and regulations which cripple those intelligent, capable, and responsible men and women and destroy their productive capacity, then stand back and watch the economy boom"

L. Neil Smith, Writer

"Lincoln emancipated nobody. The man freed not a single slave"

L. Neil Smith, Writer

"City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure"

L. Neil Smith, Writer

"I was the candidate first time a Green or any progressive third party has ever been in a national televised debate. I was in five of them. And the response from the public was overwhelming"

Peter Camejo, Businessman

"Consider well this fact: As long as the German people does not arise and use force directed by its own will, the assassination of the people will continue"

Karl Liebknecht, Politician

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