“When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback.” Bill Copeland, (1946-2010) American poet, writer and historian. Source Reference Bill Copeland Quote

“Freedom degenerates unless it has to struggle in its own defence.” Lord Acton, [John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton] (1834-1902), First Baron Acton of Aldenham. Source Reference Lord Acton Quote

“If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought — not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate.” Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., (1841-1935) US…

“Ways may someday be developed by which the government, without removing papers from secret drawers, can reproduce them in court, and by which it will be enabled to expose to a jury the most intimate occurrences of the home.” Justice Louis D. Brandeis,…

“Every attempt to gag the free expression of thought is an unsocial act against society. That is why judges and juries who try to enforce such laws make themselves ridiculous.” Jay Fox, (1870-1961) was an American journalist, trade unionist, and political activist. Source:  in Liberty and…

“Government schools will teach children that government is wonderful.” Neal Boortz, Radio talk show host, columnist. Source Reference Neal Boortz Quote

“It is precisely this clinging to victimhood as a means of demonstrating one’s virtue and advancing one’s well-being that has led us into a society in which welfare and quotas are ‘civil rights,’ government handouts are ‘ entitlements,’ and payment to girls…

“There is no subjugation so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom for in that way one captures volition itself.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (1712-1778) Political philosopher, educationist and essayist. Source: Emile, 1762. Source Reference Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quote

“When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.” Max Lerner, (1902-1992) Russian-born American journalist and educator. Source: Actions and Passions, 1949. Source Reference Max Lerner Quote

“Virtue is harder to be got than a knowledge of the world; and, if lost in a young man, is seldom recovered.” John Locke, (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. Source Reference John Locke Quote

“I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President. Source Reference Thomas Jefferson Quote

“All Men have a Right to remain in a State of Nature as long as they please: And in case of intolerable Oppression, civil or religious, to leave the Society they belong to and enter into another. When Men enter…