“The truth needs so little rehearsal.” Barbara Kingsolver, (1955-) American novelist, essayist and poet. Source: Animal Dreams. Source Reference Barbara Kingsolver Quote

“Respect for the truth is an acquired taste.” Mark Van Doren, (1894-1972) Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, professor, and critic. Source Reference Bill Copeland Quote

“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 defense.” 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)…

“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, (1945- ) 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…

“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