“Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom.” John Quincy Adams, (1767-1848) 6th US President. Source: Letter, 1823. Source Reference John Quincy Adams Quote

“Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.” Robert Louis Stevenson, (1850-1895) Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. Source: most likely a paraphrase of “that game of consequences to which we all sit down” from ‘Old Mortality.’…

“I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I have ever met.” Dwight Lyman Moody, (1837-1899) American evangelist and publisher. Source Reference Dwight Lyman Moody Quote

“The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.” Sir Francis Bacon, (1561-1626) Philosopher, British Lord Chancellor. Source Reference Famous Sir Francis Bacon Quote

“In my judgment the people of no nation can lose their liberty so long as a Bill of Rights like ours survives and its basic purposes are conscientiously interpreted, enforced and respected so as to afford continuous protection against old,…

“If Americans wish to preserve a country they will recognize, then the first step is to recognize the enemy. Public education is the enemy. The entertainment industry is the enemy. The corporate culture is the enemy. The advertising industry is…

“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749-1832) German writer, statesman. Source: Goethe’s Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Otto von Wenckstern…

“In questions of science the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.” Galileo Galilei, (1564-1642) Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician. Source Reference Galileo Galilei Quote

“To silence criticism is to silence freedom.” Sidney Hook, (1902-1989) American, former Marxist philosopher/professor turned Democratic Socialist, CIA operative, recipient of 1985 Presidential Medal of Freedom from Reagan. Source: New York Times Magazine, 30 September 1951. Source Reference Sidney Hook…

“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.”…

“The republic was not established by cowards, and cowards will not preserve it.” Elmer Davis, (1890-1958), American writer, commentator. Source Reference Elmer Davis Quote

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this:  If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth.  The bamboozle has captured us.  It is simply too painful…