If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. -- George Washington

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The most important single central fact about a free market is that no exchange takes place unless both parties benefit.

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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

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The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. ― John F. Kennedy

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Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. -- Albert Einstein

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Happiness was not a word that seemed to apply anymore, when she had lost so many close to her. There was a contentment that felt deeper, that acknowledged and accepted the quieter offerings of small joys—of love and occasional peace in a life that was full of pain. ― Peter Heller, Celine

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Freedom lies in being bold. -- Robert Frost

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Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. — Oscar Wilde

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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

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Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.- Oscar Wilde

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