“When even one American – who has done nothing wrong — is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth, then all Americans are in peril.” Harry S. Truman, (1884-1972), 33rd US President August 14, 1951. Source: Address at the Dedication of…

“To be able to think freely, a man must be certain that no consequence will follow whatever he writes.” Ernest Renan, (1823-1892) Source: 1879. Source Reference Ernest Renan Quote

“Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervour with the cry of grave national emergency. Always, there has been some terrible evil at home, or some monstrous foreign power that was going…

“We now live in a nation where doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the press destroys information, religion destroys morals, and our banks destroy the economy.” Dr. Chris Hedges, (1956- ) American journalist, author,…

“Knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.” Dr. Samuel Johnson, (1709-1784) English author, poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. 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

“Democracy is morose, and runs to anarchy.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, and poet. Source: Nominalist and Realist, 184. Source Reference Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

“[D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man’s life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these…

“Democracy leads to anarchy, which is mob rule.” Plato, (429-347 BC) Greek philosopher. Source: The Republic, ca. 390 B.C. Source Reference Plato 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. Source Reference Famous Benjamin Franklin Quote

“If a single writer in a country is in chains, then there are some links of that chain that binds us all.” Vaclav Havel, (1936-2011) Czech writer, philosopher, dissident, statesman, last President of Czechoslovakia. Source Reference Vaclav Havel Quote