#liberty

An unexamined faith is not worth having, for fundamentalism and uncritical certitude entail the rejection of one of the great human gifts: that of free will, of the liberty to make up our own minds based on evidence and tradition and reason. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#certitude #entail #evidence #faith #free

As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ↗

— Tim Murphy

#express #fight #freedom #gratitude #here

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. ↗

— George Orwell

#hear #liberty #means #people #right

I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as eternal dirt. ↗

— George Orwell

#eternal #eternal vigilance #i #liberty #much

Mr. President how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve. ↗

— Alice Paul

#get #how #let us #liberty #long

I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty. ↗

— Phaedrus

#i #king #liberty #rather #than

And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever. ↗

— John Pomfret

#america #beacon #broader #control #democracy

I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior, for whose Kingdom it stands, one Savior, crucified, risen, and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe. ↗

— Dan Quayle

#allegiance #believe #christian #coming #crucified

A resilient people cherishing liberty and equality and the rule of law will endure. ↗

— Nick Rahall

#endure #equality #law #liberty #people

Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#born #cause #child #christian #compassion