“Whatever the individual motives of the censors may be, censorship is a form of social control. It is a means of holding a society together, of arresting the flux which censors fear. And since the fear cannot be appeased, the…

“The oppression of any people for opinion’s sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important.” Hosea Ballou, (1771-1852). Source Reference Hosea Ballou Quote

“A free press is not a privilege but an organic necessity in a great society.” Walter Lippmann, (1889-1974) American writer, journalist, and political commentator. Source Reference Walter Lippmann Quote

“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” Patrick Henry, (1736-1799) US Founding Father. Source Reference Patrick Henry Quote

“Those who formally rule take their signals and commands not from the electorate as a body, but from a small group of men. This group will be called the Establishment. It exists even though that existence is stoutly denied. It…

“We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. We have two opinions: one private, which we are afraid to express; and another one – the one we use – which we force…

“Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.” Milton Friedman, (1912-2006) Nobel Prize-winning economist, economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan, “ultimate guru of the free-market system.” Source Reference Milton Friedman Quote

“You have to remember, rights don’t come in groups we shouldn’t have ‘gay rights’; rights come as individuals, and we wouldn’t have this major debate going on. It would be behavior that would count, not what person belongs to what…

“Depression and mass unemployment are not caused by the free market, but by government interference in the economy.” Ludwig von Mises, (1881-1973) Economist and social philosopher, escaped from NAZI Germany. Source: The Theory of Money and Credit. Source Reference Ludwig von Mises…

“Anyone who says that economic security is a human right, has been too much babied. While he babbles, other men are risking and losing their lives to protect him. They are fighting the sea, fighting the land, fighting disease and…

“We need true tax reform that will at least make a start toward restoring for our children the American Dream that wealth is denied to no one, that each individual has the right to fly as high as his strength and ability…

“Statists relish ‘crises’ because they can be used to force more controls into our lives.” William P. Hoar., Source: Tampering With the Markets, The New American, P. 13, June 10, 1996. Source Reference William P. Hoar Quote .