American liberty is premised on the accountability of free men and women for what they have done, not for what they may do.

Quote by Jon Newman

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Americas present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but...

Americas present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but...

[America is] a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before...

[America is] a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before...

They can be cranky, bewildered, giddy, frustrated and sometimes moved to violence. In short, they...

They can be cranky, bewildered, giddy, frustrated and sometimes moved to violence. In short, they...

I feel coming on a strange disease - humility.

I feel coming on a strange disease - humility.

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

I read in the newspapers they are going to have 30 minutes of intellectual stuff...

I read in the newspapers they are going to have 30 minutes of intellectual stuff...

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of...

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of...

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

I do not believe that any type of religion should ever be introduced into the...

I do not believe that any type of religion should ever be introduced into the...

What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people....

What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people....

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than...

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than...

The business of America is business.

The business of America is business.

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

The difference between Democrats and Republicans is: Democrats have accepted some ideas of Socialism cheerfully,...

The difference between Democrats and Republicans is: Democrats have accepted some ideas of Socialism cheerfully,...

I moved to New York City for my health. I'm paranoid and it was the...

I moved to New York City for my health. I'm paranoid and it was the...

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.