“The man who does not do his own thinking is a slave, and is a traitor to himself and his fellow men.” Robert G. Ingersoll, (1833-1899) American lawyer, Civil War veteran, political leader, orator of United States during the Golden Age of Free Thought, nicknamed “The Great…

“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t…

“To argue against any breach of liberty from the ill use that may be made of it, is to argue against liberty itself, since all is capable of being abused.” Lord George Lyttleton, (1709-1773). Source Reference Lord George Lyttleton Quote

“My father taught that the only helping hand you’re ever going to be able to rely on is the one at the end of your sleeve.” J. C. Watts, Jr., (1957- ) US Congressman from Oklahoma (R), former quarterback in the Canadian…

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Benjamin Franklin, (1706-1790) US Founding Father 1755. Source: reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the governor, November 11, 1755. Later, the motto of the Historical Society of…

“Here is the Golden Rule of sound citizenship, the first and greatest lesson in the study of politics: You get the same order of criminality from any State to which you give power to exercise it; and whatever power you give the State…

“A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.” Barry Goldwater, (1909-1998) US Senator (R-Arizona). Source Reference Barry Goldwater Quote

“Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.” Elie Wiesel, (1928-) Author, Nobel Peace Prize 1986. Source Reference Elie Wiesel Quote

“He is free who knows how to keep in his own hand the power to decide, at each step, the course of his life, and who lives in a society which does not block the exercise of that power.” Salvador de Madariaga,…

“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. That government is best which governs least.” Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President. Source Reference Thomas Jefferson…

“When you become entitled to exercise the right of voting for public officers, let it be impressed on your mind that God commands you to choose for rulers, ‘just men who will rule in the fear of God.’ The preservation of [our] government…

“If you depart from moral absolutes, you go into a bottomless pit. Communism and Naziism were catastrophic evils which both derived from moral relativism. Their differences were minor compared to their similarities.” Paul Johnson, (1928-) English journalist, popular historian, speechwriter, and author….