“The purpose of the Bill of Rights was to limit what the federal government could do. Any interpretation of a provision of the Bill of Rights as a grant of federal power is ipso facto wrong.” L. A. Powe, Jr.,…

“No one ever heard of the truth being enforced by law. When the secular is called in to sustain an idea, whether new or old, it is always a bad idea, and not infrequently it is downright idiotic.” H. L. Mencken, (1880-1956) American…

“The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments.” George Mason, (1725-1792), drafted the Virgina Declaration of Rights, ally of James Madison and George Washington. Source: Virginia Bill of…

“There are, besides, eternal truths, such as Freedom, Justice, etc., that are common to all states of society. But Communism abolishes eternal truths, it abolishes all religion, and all morality, instead of constituting them on a new basis; it therefore…

“Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down.” Frederick Douglass, [Frederick Baily] (1818-1895), escaped slave,…

“Republicans campaign like Libertarians and govern like Democrats.” Harry Browne, (1933-2006) American libertarian writer, politician, and free-market investment analyst. Libertarian candidate for US President 1996 & 2000. Source Reference Harry Browne Quote

“Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive.” Ayn Rand, Alisa Zinov’yevna Rosenbaum] (1905-1982) Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. Source Reference Ayn Rand Quote

“Honesty demands that we boldly pursue ideas tested by time, defended by reason, validated by experience, and confirmed by revelation. We will only find truth when we place our confidence in it and not in ourselves. We will only learn…

“The efficiency of the truly national leader consists primarily in preventing the division of the attention of a people, and always in concentrating it on a single enemy.” Adolf Hitler, (1889-1945) German Nazi Dictator. Source: Mein Kampf, 1925-27. Source Reference Adolf Hitler Quote

“Our republic and its press will rise and fall together.” Joseph Pulitzer, (1847-1911) Hungarian-born American newspaper publisher after whom the Pulitzer Prize was named. Source Reference Joseph Pulitzer Quote

“We are going to impose our agenda on the coverage by dealing with the issues and subjects we choose to deal with.” Richard M. Cohan, (1948-) American journalist, television producer, and author. Former senior producer for CBS News and CNN. Source…

“I am for the First Amendment from the first word to the last. I believe it means what it says.” Justice Hugo L. Black , (1886-1971) US Supreme Court Justice. Source Reference Justice Hugo L. Black Quote