Frederic Bastiat Quotes

I have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed, confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of law; government that is transparent and doesn’t steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. These are not just American ideas; they are Human Rights.

We live in a free world, so everyone can say whatever.

Like everywhere in the world, people of the Middle East aspire to liberty and justice. They wish to have a better life and a decent education for their children.

I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.

Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.

I am a Canadian, a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.

I fundamentally believe in freedom and human rights.

Freedom of expression is very important.

We need to start standing up for freedom and liberty.

But our society - unlike most in the world - presupposes that freedom and liberty are in a frame of reference that makes the individual, not government, the keeper of his tastes, beliefs, and ideas. That is the philosophy of the First Amendment; and it is this article of faith that sets us apart from most nations in the world.

Liberty a word without which all other words are vain.

They who most loudly clamour for liberty do not most liberally grant it.

I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.

Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens.

We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right.

Free societies are societies in which the right of dissent is protected.

The air of England has long been too pure for a slave, and every man is free who breathes it.

No country is free unless it is democratic.

Ultimately, I'm about liberty and I think you have to defend it.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

One has the right to be wrong in a democracy.

Freedom is popular. Bring it on.

I feel like freedom of speech is one of the great things in this country and the freedom to do what you feel is right.

If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.

The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.