Category Archives: freedom
Today’s Quote – 2007.11.20
“Whether it’s illegal surveillance, a prison system that stays within the law, or the freedom to speak out against the illegal marriage of church and state, the Constitution expects victims of infringement to challenge their oppressors.”
—Tom Gregory – writing at Huffington Post
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Today’s Quote – 2007.10.19
“I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
—James Madison
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Today’s Quote – 2007.10.09
“Un-American activity cannot be prevented or routed out by employing un-American methods; to preserve freedom we must use the tools that freedom provides.”
—Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Today’s Quote – 2007.09.04
“There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.
In this world of ours in other lands, there are some people, who, in times past, have lived and fought for freedom, and seem to have grown too weary to carry on the fight. They have sold their heritage of freedom for the illusion of a living. They have yielded their democracy.
I believe in my heart that only our success can stir their ancient hope. They begin to know that here in America we are waging a great and successful war. It is not alone a war against want and destitution and economic demoralization. It is more than that; it is a war for the survival of democracy. We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and for the world.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt, June 27, 1936 (on acceptance of the Democratic Party nomination to run for a 2nd term)
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Hat-tip to: Sara Robinson at Group News Blog
Today’s Quote – 2007.07.19
“So keep fightin’ for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don’t you forget to have fun doin’ it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. And when you get through kickin’ ass and celebratin’ the sheer joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it was.”
—Molly Ivins
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Today’s Quote – 2007.07.16
“My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.”
—Adlai Stevenson
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Today’s Quote – 2007.05.30
“Peace, to have meaning for many who have only known suffering in both peace and war, must be translated into bread or rice, shelter, health and education, as well as freedom and human dignity.” —Ralph Bunche
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Today’s Quote – 2007.05.05
“A truly free society must not include a “peace” which oppresses us. We must learn on our own terms what peace and freedom mean together. There can be no peace if there is social injustice and suppression of human rights, because external and internal peace are inseparable. Peace is not just the absence of mass destruction, but a positive internal and external condition in which people are free so that they can grow to their full potential.” —Petra Kelly
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Today’s Quote – 2007.04.04
“This I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.” —John Steinbeck
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