“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.” Michel de Montaigne [Michel Eyquem De Montaigne], (1532-1592) French Renaissance scholar, philosopher, writer. Source Reference Michel de Montaigne Quote

“Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s looking.” J. C. Watts, Jr., (1957- ) US Congressman from Oklahoma (R), former quarterback in the Canadian Football League. Source Reference J. C. Watts, Jr. Quote

“A people who extend civil liberties only to preferred groups start down the path either to dictatorship of the right or the left.” William O. Douglas, (1898-1980), U. S. Supreme Court Justice. Source: New York Times, 20 January 1980. Source Reference William…

“Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate, we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.” Wendell L. Willkie, (1892-1944) Republican presidential candidate, 1940. Source Reference Wendell L. Willkie Quote

“Let the laws be clear, uniform and precise; to interpret laws is almost always to corrupt them.” Voltaire [François Marie Arouet], (1694-1778). Source Reference Voltaire Quote

“Tell me what are the prevailing sentiments that occupy the minds of your young peoples, and I will tell you what is to be the character of the next generation.” Edmund Burke, (1729-1797) Irish-born British statesman, parliamentary orator, and political thinker. Source Reference…

“Knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.” Dr. Samuel Johnson, (1709-1784). Source Reference Dr. Samuel Johnson Quote

“There is a great deal of self-will in the world, but very little genuine independence of character.” Frederick W. Faber, (1814-1863) British hymn writer and theologian. Source Reference Frederick W. Faber Quote

“He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.” Edmund Burk, (1729-1797) Irish-born British statesman, parliamentary orator, and political thinker. Source Reference Edmund Burke Quote

“When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” Benjamin Franklin, (1706-1790) US Founding Father. Source: Attributed.
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“If a single writer in a country is in chains, then there are some links of that chain that binds us all.” Vaclav Havel, (1936- ) Czech playwright, essayist, former dissident and politician. 10th and last President of Czechoslovakia (1989-92), 1st…

“Civil libertarians must often remind government officials (and others) that if the First Amendment only protected the expression of popular and agreeable ideas, it would be totally unnecessary since those ideas would never be threatened by our democratic form of…