“In my judgment the people of no nation can lose their liberty so long as a Bill of Rights like ours survives and its basic purposes are conscientiously interpreted, enforced and respected so as to afford continuous protection against old,…

“If Americans wish to preserve a country they will recognize, then the first step is to recognize the enemy. Public education is the enemy. The entertainment industry is the enemy. The corporate culture is the enemy. The advertising industry is…

“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749-1832) German writer, statesman. Source: Goethe’s Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Otto von Wenckstern…

“In questions of science the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.” Galileo Galilei, (1564-1642) Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician. Source Reference Galileo Galilei Quote

“To silence criticism is to silence freedom.” Sidney Hook, (1902-1989) American, former Marxist philosopher/professor turned Democratic Socialist, CIA operative, recipient of 1985 Presidential Medal of Freedom from Reagan. Source: New York Times Magazine, 30 September 1951. Source Reference Sidney Hook…

“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.”…

“The republic was not established by cowards, and cowards will not preserve it.” Elmer Davis, (1890-1958), American writer, commentator. Source Reference Elmer Davis Quote

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this:  If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth.  The bamboozle has captured us.  It is simply too painful…

“[When] Men are not allowed to think freely about chemistry and biology, why should they be allowed to think freely about political philosophy?” Auguste Comte, [Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte] (1798-1857) French philosopher, was the founder of Positivism and Sociology. Source: The Positive…

“All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749-1832) German writer, statesman….

“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.” Isaac Asimov, (1920-1992) American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. Source Reference Isaac Asimov Quote

“The grand paradox of our society is this: we magnify man’s right but we minimize his capacities.” Joseph Wood Krutch, (1893-1970) American writer, critic, and naturalist. Source: The Measure of Man, 1954. Source Reference Joseph Wood Krutch Quote