It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality.

I think big business is a terrible thing for the spirit of the country, as our spirit is the best thing about us.

Let us ask ourselves, ‚What kind of people do we think we are?‘ And let us answer, ‚Free people, worthy of freedom and determined not only to remain so but to help others gain their freedom as well.‘

Modesty forbids what the law does not.

Solidarity is an attitude of resistance, I suppose, or it should be.

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

I will never say something I don’t agree with or believe in… even if the reward is massive!

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

When you create circumstances together, when you try everything, then you can lose. But you need to show the importance.

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy – but that could change.

The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.

I speak to you only as an American who happens to be an American Negro and one who is proud of that heritage. We ask for nothing special. We ask only that we be permitted to compete on an even basis, and if we are not worthy, then the competition shall, per se, eliminate us.

All people are born alike – except Republicans and Democrats.

The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to make the law free.

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

We still have many neighborhoods that are racially identified. We still have many schools that even though the days of state-enforced segregation are gone, segregation because of geographical boundaries remains.

I’m a mama’s boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother. I won’t do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.

Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

We can’t allow the world’s worst leaders to blackmail, threaten, hold freedom-loving nations hostage with the world’s worst weapons.

I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger.

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this or that race he will be advanced in life regardless of his own merits or efforts.

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

Material things ain’t nothing. You feel me? At the end of the day, it’s who you is. You wasn’t born with it; you gon‘ die without it.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.

He who is brave is free.

Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.

Young people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.

Consciously or unconsciously most of us adhere to what is expected of our role because we realize our social success depends on this. Some may refuse to play this game, but in the end they are marginalized and forced to play the outsider role, with limited options and decreasing freedom as they get older.

Scouting is nothing less than applied Christianity.

Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same.

When you truly accept that those children in some far off place in the global village have the same value as you in God’s eyes or even in just your eyes, then your life is forever changed; you see something that you can’t un-see.

The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect freedom with which we each follow and declare our own impressions.

I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner: ‚This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.‘ Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.

I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.

Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

I’m not focused on the gay and lesbian movement.

Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

And every human being is precious.

Those who know me know I’m passionate about lists, and top of my list of priorities is my family. My wife Joan and I do not consider our legacy to our children to be wealth or fame but the opportunity to pursue happiness by following their own path.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

I learned to fly a few years ago in England. It’s the only place I’m completely alone – up in the air, detached from everything.

I just know that I’m a fan of all different kinds of genres. You’re supposed to be free doing music, and that’s how I feel.

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.

All that I know most surely about morality and obligations I owe to football.

Saints can be happy under every circumstance.

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words ‚Ich bin ein Berliner!‘

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.