Society, Justice & Peace: Freedom Quotes

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"The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when, in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence"

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Politician

"Yes, you must have the courage of being free"

Jose Carreras, Musician

"This is a perilous time, and more than ever, the world needs a united and strong America. If, God forbid, we live to see Mr. Obama president, we will live through a socialist era that America has not seen before, and our country will be weakened in every way"

Jon Voight, Actor

"I need this wild life, this freedom"

Zane Grey, Author

"The Anti-Slavery public have generously responded to our appeal, and sent the means to enable us to fit them out well, to pay their passages, supply them with many useful articles and give the Missionaries money to sustain themselves for a while"

Lewis Tappan, Businessman

"Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie"

I. F. Stone, Journalist

"Broadway is such a diverse community. Everybody knows how I believe, and everyone believes, and it's not a big deal. But in Hollywood, if you talk about politics - especially if you're a Republican - or spirituality, it's just not something people want to hear about"

Kristin Chenoweth, Actress

"I'm afraid, based on my own experience, that fascism will come to America in the name of national security"

Jim Garrison, Public Servant

"As precious as life itself is our heritage of individual freedom, for man's free agency is a God-given gift"

David O. McKay, Clergyman

"Throughout America's young history, there has been a necessary tension between the individual and the group"

Harold Evans, Journalist

"True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased"

Gerrit Smith, Politician

"You don't have to be worried about labeling me"

Danny Aiello, Actor

"Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself"

Saxby Chambliss, Politician

"Mostly, I'm in the very enviable position that no one dictates what I do"

Graeme Murphy, Dancer

"This lie of political correctness is bringing this country down. You just want to break through it all"

Jon Voight, Actor

"Yet the march toward freedom is not without its hazards or its casualties, and the threats of violence aimed at Iraqis who participate in the election will be dealt with accordingly"

Jim Gerlach, Politician

"Freedom of religion is a principle that is central to our Nation's Declaration of Independence. Congress has taken this positive step to protect our freedom to express allegiance to America's flag and the ideals it represents"

Ron Lewis, Politician

"I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of heaven. Let us destroy the Constitution and build on its ruins the temple of liberty. I have brothers in slavery. I have seen chains placed on their limbs and beheld them captive"

William Wells Brown, Activist

"TV that people will never see, that giant international corporations will never touch, will never pay your salary"

Norman Lear, Producer

"Nobody doubts my partisanship, but a lot of the activity is nonpartisan"

Norman Lear, Producer

"The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it"

Grace Kelly, Actress

"We believe that government works for the benefit of private life, and not the other way around"

Mitch Daniels, Politician

"In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world"

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman

"The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties"

Lucille Roybal-Allard, Politician

"The House of Austria has publicly used every effort to deprive the country of its legitimate Independence and Constitution, designing to reduce it to a level with the other provinces long since deprived of all freedom, and to unite all in a common sink of slavery"

Lajos Kossuth, Lawyer

"In my opinion, the form of government may be different in different countries, according to their circumstances, their wishes, their wants. England loves her Queen, and has full motive to do so"

Lajos Kossuth, Lawyer

"The policy of the House of Austria, which aimed at destroying the independence of Hungary as a state, has been pursued unaltered for three hundred years"

Lajos Kossuth, Lawyer

"Men like me, who merely wish to establish political freedom, will in such circumstances lose all their influence, and others will get influence who may become dangerous to all established interests whatsoever"

Lajos Kossuth, Lawyer

"The sacrifices ordinary American men and women from communities large and small have been willing to make, often before they were past their teenage years, have secured our nation unprecedented freedoms and made us the world's bulwark of liberty"

Steve Buyer, Politician

"It is not only our duty to America, but also to Ireland. We could not hope to succeed in our effort to make Ireland a Republic without the moral and material support of the liberty-loving citizens of these United States"

Thomas F. Meagher, Soldier

"Sides are being divided now. It's very obvious. So if you're on the other side of the fence, you're suddenly anti-American. It's breeding fear of being on the wrong side"

Sam Shepard, Playwright

"Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it"

Curt Flood, Athlete

"Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment"

Powell Clayton, Politician

"What I'm going to be given, I gather, is not the key to the city, which in many cities is the case. It's the freedom medal, and for me freedom has always been associated traditionally within the city"

George Woodcock, Writer

"The whole system of society tells you what to do"

Barry White, Musician

"I don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled"

Dennis Farina, Actor

"I've carried a gun for 10 years. I've carried them in the locker room, and nobody really knows about it. I know how to handle myself, and I stow it away where nobody really knows about it"

Luke Scott, Athlete

"What the Idaho Health Freedom Act says is that the citizens of our state won't be subject to another federal mandate or turn over another part of their life to government control"

Butch Otter, Politician

"Our main agenda is to have ALL guns banned. We must use whatever means possible. It doesn't matter if you have to distort facts or even lie. Our task of creating a socialist America can only succeed when those who would resist us have been totally disarmed"

Sarah Brady, Activist

"It doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution this idea of the separation of church and state"

Sean Hannity, Writer

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