Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2003-01-03 Jan 3, 2003Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.~ Henry Steele CommagerThe jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.~ John Adams Jan 2, 2003We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans...~ Bill ClintonI believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy. But that will change.~ Dan Quayle Jan 1, 2003The privacy and dignity of our citizens [are] being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may be of little consequence. But when viewed as a whole, there begins to emerge a society quite unlike any we have seen -- a society in which government may intrude into the secret regions of a [person’s] life.~ Justice William O. DouglasPersonal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human happiness.~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton Dec 31, 2002Laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be a spirit of tolerance in the entire population.~ Albert EinsteinWhereas each man claims his freedom as a matter of right, the freedom he accords to other men is a matter of toleration.~ Walter Lippmann Dec 30, 2002O liberty! O liberty! What crimes are committed in thy name!~ Madame Jeanne-Marie RolandComplete and accurate surveillance as a means of control is probably a practical impossibility. What is much more likely is a loss of privacy and constant inconvenience as the wrong people gain access to information, as one wastes time convincing the inquisitors that one is in fact innocent, or as one struggles to untangle the errors of the errant machine.~ Victor Ferkiss Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print