It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them. -- Mark Twain

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Objection is when I say: this doesn't suit me. Resistance is when I make sure that what doesn't suit me never happens again.

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Anyone who studies declassified documents soon becomes aware that government secrecy is largely an effort to protect policy makers from scrutiny by citizens, not to protect the country from enemies.

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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. -- Ronald Reagan

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The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.

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The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. -- James Madison

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A republican government should be based on free and equal education among the people

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I fear that, as conditions worsen, many will react to the failures of too much government by calling for even more government. Then there will be more and more lifeboats launched because fewer and fewer citizens know how to swim. Unlike some pendulums, political pendulums to not swing back automatically; they must be pushed. History is full of instances when people have waited in vain for pendulums to swing back.

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Liberties aren't given, they are taken. -- Aldous Huxley

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Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life. -- Bob Marley

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