“The history of the welfare state is the history of public enterprise pushing out private organization. The impact was largely unintentional, but natural and inevitable. Higher taxes left individuals with less money to give; government’s assumption of responsibility for providing…

“Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order.” John V. Lindsay, (1921-2000) U.S. Congressman, Mayor of New York City. Source: The City, by John V. Lindsay, 1969. Source Reference John V. Lindsay Quote

“Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have… a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right to that most dreaded and envied kind of knowledge, I mean the characters and conduct of their rulers.” John Adams, (1735-1826) Founding Father,…

“Whenever they burn books, they will also, in the end, burn human beings.” Heinrich Heine, (1797-1856) German poet, journalist, essayist, literary critic. Source: Almansor: A Tragedy, 1823. Source Reference Heinrich Heine Quote

“Those who manipulate the unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested largely by men we have never heard…

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” Thomas Paine, (1737-1809) US Founding father, pamphleteer, author. Source: Common Sense, February 14, 1776. Source Reference Famous Thomas Paine Quote

“[You have Rights] antecedent to all earthly governments: Rights, that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; Rights, derived from the Great Legislator of the universe.” John Adams, (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President. Source: A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal…

“Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed, if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not so costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight…

“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 Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.” Justice William O. Douglas, (1898-1980), U. S. Supreme Court Justice. Source: The Court Years, 1939-1975, 1980. Source Reference Famous Justice William O. Douglas Quote

“That distinct sovereignties could exist under one government, emanating from the same people, was a phenomenon in the political world, which the wisest statesmen in Europe could not comprehend; and of its practicability many in our own country entertained the…