Society, Justice & Peace: Freedom Quotes

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"It is not right for any country, for any president, for any prime minister to act as a prefect on the affairs of Zimbabwe"

Levy Mwanawsa, Politician

"Freedom of the press is not questioned when investigative journalism unearths scandals, but that does not mean that every classified state document should be made available to journalists"

Otto Schily, Public Servant

"The administration's attempt to keep us from selling agricultural products to Cuba is an outrage. Cuba is not a threat. That is why we must do more to open Cuba - not less"

Max Baucus, Politician

"I hate to be categorized"

Martin C. Smith, Writer

"So, yes, we do celebrate America today because the majority will stand up and empower the American people to live that American Dream and to be part of making a better, freer, and safer world"

Robin Hayes, Politician

"We can be proud of our record as an international beacon of liberty. From fostering democracies in Eastern Europe to the stabilization of Iraq and Afghanistan, we have been true to that calling and helped spread freedom to oppressed peoples everywhere"

Kay Bailey Hutchison, Politician

"There are elections in which everyone knows that 'the people have spoken,' but they don't always know exactly what the people have said. This November's election was different. Not only did the people speak, they spoke clearly"

Kay Bailey Hutchison, Politician

"My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition"

Rafael Palmeiro, Athlete

"I have grown up in the bright light of America"

John Edwards, Politician

"But again, you know, the views that we've expressed are transferring power back from the federal government to the states, giving Alaska an incredible opportunity to expand its economy, especially at a time when our federal government is coming close to bankruptcy.So that is a broad-based appeal. It's not an extreme view"

Joe Miller, Politician

"Also, the commercial media, in a superior position, really, to any other corporate lobby, because where would people hear about commercial media or corporate media criticism, where would they hear criticism of them other than in the commercial media?"

Robert McChesney, Critic

"When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal"

Jack Herer, Activist

"Man's liberty ends, and it ought to end, when that liberty becomes the curse of its neighbors"

Frederic William Farrar, Theologian

"I'm always a little cautious, there's a few amendments that are out there that I think could do some damage, so I've been more concerned about over regulating, going too far"

Don Nickles, Politician

"The president said, 'You've got to vote your conscience'"

Scott McClellan, Politician

"What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that preserves the rule of law, separation of powers, and that is participatory and pluralistic"

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President

"The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be a formidable journey"

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President

"With an open trade in corn and a fixed duty we should have every man in the country fully fed and happy, instead of our present situation in which so much distress exists - distress of our own producing"

Joseph Hume, Scientist

"The diversification of the people's demand could not be followed by the state apparatus"

Anatoly Chubais, Politician

"For the freedoms our founding fathers not only dreamed about, but made into reality. It is that same pursuit of freedom today that is helping to make our world a safer place"

John M. McHugh, Politician

"The important matter is freedom. When the people choose what they want, it is good for them and for us"

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Politician

"But picketing - picketing for or against something, and handing out literature - these are conspicuously formal actions. They have to be understood as indirect communication"

Tony Conrad, Artist

"But there is no obvious reason for holding that some normal adults are entitled to make choices for other normal adults, as paternalists of both left and right believe"

Tom G. Palmer, Educator

"It doesn't matter that Bush scares the hell out of me. What matters is that he scares the hell out of a lot of very important people in Washington who can't speak out, in the military, in the intelligence community"

Seymour Hersh, Journalist

"It's not about Obama, it's about the Democrats and their policies that cause consternation on the right"

Elizabeth A. Sherman, Educator

"There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who fears or dislikes the United States"

Preston Manning, Politician

"My personal political convictions are rooted in the populist political traditions of Western Canada"

Preston Manning, Politician

"Because as a youngster, I longed to see the Black man free, and I longed to see anyone stand up for us"

Louis Farrakhan, Activist

"Neither the wording of the amendment itself nor common practice challenged the widely held belief that government guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion"

Linda Chavez, Author

"To Koreans on the other side, we care about your freedom"

Kim Y. Sam, Writer

"I'm not tied to any particular political line"

John Hewson, Politician

"From that moment on, there will be an irreversible process to separate Quebec from Canada"

Jean Charest, Lawyer

"Exhortations to obstruct the operations of Government in detail, should; Exhortations to resist all"

James Mill, Historian

"You watch the Supreme Court in action on these cases, and they are a conflicted court. However, when it comes to speech issues generally, the court has been protective"

Jay Alan Sekulow, Lawyer

"In the summer of 1776, our Founding Fathers sought to secure our independence and the liberties that remain the foundation of our nation today"

Doc Hastings, Politician

"In remembering those who lost their lives in the London attacks and the September 11th attacks, we continue our commitment to fighting for freedom, democracy and justice"

Doc Hastings, Politician

"I am confident that in the end freedom and democracy will prevail over terror and tyranny. We will win this war on terror - and when we do, Americans, the British, Iraqis, and people around the world will be more secure"

Doc Hastings, Politician

"As long as every generation rises to its challenges and stands up in defense of liberty - as Americans have done in the past and as our men and women continue to do today - our nation will remain free and strong"

Doc Hastings, Politician

"The regime is afraid of the people because it knows that free and fair elections will bring about its end"

Viktor Yushchenko, Statesman

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