“No free people can lose their liberties while they are jealous of liberty. But the liberties of the freest people are in danger when they set up symbols of liberty as fetishes, worshipping the symbol instead of the principle it represents.” Wendell Phillips, (1811-1884)…

“What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can endure toil, famine, stripes, imprisonment & death itself in vindication of his own liberty, and the next moment … inflict on his fellow men a bondage, one hour of which is…

“Those wearing Tolerance for a label call other views intolerable.” Phyllis McGinley, (1905-1978) American author of children’s books and poetry. Pulitzer prize 1961, 1954. Source Reference Phyllis McGinley Quote

“The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.” George Orwell, [Eric Arthur Blair] (1903-1950) British author. Source Reference George Orwell Quote

“The career of a politician mainly consists in making one part of the nation do what it does not want to do, in order to please and satisfy the other part of the nation. It is the prolonged sacrifice of…

“Political correctness is the natural continuum from the party line. What we are seeing once again is a self-appointed group of vigilantes imposing their views on others.” Doris Lessing, (1919-2013) British author. Source: Sunday Times, 10 May 1992. Source Reference Doris Lessing Quote