“Our major mistakes have not been the result of democracy, but of the erosion of democracy made possible by the mass media’s manipulation of public opinion.” Robert Cirino, Source: Don’t Blame The People, 1971. Source Reference Robert Cirino Quote

“Nobody should be compelled to respect an ideology that doesn’t respect them.” Pat Condell, (1949-) British writer. Source Reference Pat Condell Quote

“The body of People may with Respect resist intolerable Tyranny.” John Locke, (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. Source: Second Treatise On Civil Government 288 (Chicago 1955). Source Reference John Locke Quote

“Socialism of any type leads to a total destruction of the human spirit.” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, (1918-2008) Russian novelist, Soviet dissident, imprisoned for 8 years for critizing Stalin in a personal letter, Nobel Prize for Literature, 1970. Source Reference Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn…

“He who wants peace must prepare for war.” Claudius, [Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus] (10 BC-54 AD) fourth Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Source Reference Claudius Quote

“No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.” General Douglas MacArthur, (1880-1964) WWII Supreme Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific, Supreme United Nations Commander. Source Reference General Douglas MacArthur Quote

“The strongest passions and most dangerous weaknesses of the human breast; ambition, avarice, vanity, the honorable or venal love of fame, are all in conspiracy against the desire and duty of peace.” James Madison, (1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for…

“If you want a Big Brother, you get all that comes with it.” Erich Fromm, (1900-1980). Source: Escape from Freedom. Source Reference Erich Fromm Quote

“Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.” Thucydides, [Thoukudídês] (c.455-c.400 BC) Greek historian, author of the History of the…

“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.” Mao Tse-Tung, Premier of China (1893 – 1976). Source Reference Mao Tse-Tung Quote

“Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes…known instruments for bringing…

“Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be motivated by high ideals toward…