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

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Economists and workplace consultants regard it as almost unquestioned dogma that people are motivated by rewards, so they don't feel the need to test this. It has the status more of religious truth than scientific hypothesis. The facts are absolutely clear. There is no question that in virtually all circumstances in which people are doing things in order to get rewards, extrinsic tangible rewards undermine intrinsic motivation.The bonus myth: How paying for results can backfire The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. — Albert Einstein

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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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If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary. -- Malcolm X

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The the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hope are optimistic.

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If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. -- George Washington

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When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive knowledge. Albert Einstein

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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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Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

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Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail. - David Hare

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