“And this I must fight against: any idea, religion or government which limits or destroys the individual.  This is what I am and what I am about.  I can understand why a system built on a pattern must try to…

“He who surrenders himself without reservation to the temporal claims of a nation, or a party, or a class is rendering to Caesar that which, of all things, most emphatically belongs to God: himself.” C. S. Lewis, (1898-1963), British novelist….

“The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.” George Orwell, [Eric Arthur Blair] (1903-1950) British author. Source Reference George Orwell Quote

“No, there is a limit to the tyrant’s power! When the oppressed man finds no justice, When the burden grows unbearable, he appeals With fearless heart to Heaven, And thence brings down his everlasting rights, Which there abide, inalienably his,…

“Can anybody point me to that one time in history where the side that was demanding censorship, segregation, propaganda, radical education, papers to move freely in society, plus government forces going door to door to demand compliance were the good…

“No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.” Abraham Lincoln, (1809-1865) 16th US President. Source Reference Abraham Lincoln Quote

“Honesty is never seen sitting astride the fence.” Lemuel K. Washburn, (1846-1927) American Freethought writer. Source: Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays, 1911. Source Reference Lemuel K. Washburn Quote

“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)…