Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
EARL WARRENIt would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defence, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties which make the defence of our nation worthwhile.
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It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defence, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties which make the defence of our nation worthwhile.
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Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior.
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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.
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I believe no one can read the history of our country without realizing that the Good Book and the spirit of the Savior have from the beginning been our guiding geniuses.
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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.
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In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don’t know, but they do.
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A republic is not an easy form of government to live under, and when the responsibility of citizenship is evaded, democracy decays and authoritarianism takes over.
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The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
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We are now at the point where we must decide whether we are to honour the concept of a plural society which gains strength through diversity, or whether we are to have bitter fragmentation that will result in perpetual tension and strife.
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The only reason that there has been no sabotage or espionage on the part of Japanese-Americans is that they are waiting for the right moment to strike.
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