62 quotes found
“Liberals are more likely to see people as victims of circumstance and oppression, and doubt whether individuals can climb without governmental help. My own analysis using 2005 survey data from Syra...”
“If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals if we were back i...”
“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!”
“If freedom, democracy, and the rights of man are to be preserved through the ages, free men and women must accept the responsibilities that go with their freedoms.”
“The conjunction of ruling and dreaming generates tyranny.”
“Freedom necessarily means that many things will be done which we do not like.”
“Liberty, with all its drawbacks, is everywhere vastly more attractive to a noble soul than good social order without it than society like a flock of sheep, or a machine working like a watch.”
“A forced kindness deserves no thanks”
“Liberty is the hardest test that one can inflict on a people.”
“The conventional public opposition of 'liberal' and 'conservative' is, here as elsewhere, perfectly useless. The 'conservatives' promote the family as a sort of public icon, but they will not promo...”
“Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us. Society is stronger when we make vows to each other and we support each other. I dont support gay marriage in spite of being a conservative. I suppor...”
“Expect poison from the standing water.”
“Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.”
“If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying. "I'm from the government and I'm here t...”
“Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals.”
“But I have to say this in defense of humankind: In no matter what era in history, including the Garden of Eden, everybody just got here. And, except for the Garden of Eden, there were already all t...”
“Theres only one way to improve society. Present it with a single improved unit: yourself.”
“Why is there never a headline that says "Government program ends as its intended goal has been achieved"?”
“I, on the other hand, interrupt people because my thoughts fly out of my mouth. My handbag's full of rubbish. And I want to do something that matters with my life. Right now I'd like to write plays...”
“But the thought leaders on talk radio and Fox do more than shape opinion. Backed by their own wing of the book-publishing industry and supported by think tanks that increasingly function as public-...”
