“Human rights and individual liberties, including religious freedom, will be at the heart of the new Iraq.” HumansHeartIndividualReligiousLibertyRightsIncludingHuman RightsIraqReligious FreedomIndividual Liberty Author:Jalal Talabani
“Zealous groups threaten to infringe civil liberties when they seek government support to impose their own religious views on nonadherents. This has taken many forms, including attempts to introduce organized prayer in public schools, to outlaw birth control and abortion, and to use public tax revenues to finance religious schools.” UseGovernmentSchoolFormReligiousPrayerViewsLibertySupportTakenGroupsAtheismBirthTaxesIncludingPositive AtheismFinanceOrganizedAbortionIntroducingRevenuePublic SchoolCivil LibertiesBirth ControlOutlawZealousReligious Views Author:Norman Dorsen
“From the very beginning the president [of USA] had two very important principles that had to be reconciled. One principle is that every woman should have the right to all forms of preventive health care, including contraception. The other is that we need to respect the religious liberties which are the cornerstone of American life.” NeedsShouldTwoImportantCareFormPresidentReligiousLibertyPrinciplesShould HaveIncludingHealth CareUsaAmerican LifeCornerstonesReligious LibertyContraception Author:Jacob Lew
“We must protect the very things that make America so special - most certainly including our civil liberties. But we cannot do so without strong national security and a thoughtful and informed discourse.” AmericaStrongLibertySpecialSecurityProtectIncludingThoughtfulDiscourseNational SecurityCivil Liberties Author:Mike Pompeo
“It's said the religious right wants to force its faith on the public. But whose faith are we talking about?... Everyone who operates in the political arena wants to see their morals reflected in our laws and governmental institutions - including the National Organization of Women, the National Abortion Rights Action League, and the American Civil Liberties Union, whether or not they are willing to admit it.” WantSaidActionChristianLawPoliticalForceReligiousTalkingLibertyMoralRightsWillingOrganizationInstitutionsUnionsIncludingLeagueAbortionArenaCivil LibertiesAbortion Rights Author:Don Feder
“Liberalism regards all absolutes with profound skepticism, including both moral imperatives and final solutions... Insistence upon any particular solution is the mark of an ideologue.” FaithFreedomResponsibilityLibertyMoralKnowledgeParticularSolutionsMarkAbsolutesRegardProfoundFinalsIncludingSocialismResistanceLiberalismSkepticismImperativesInsistenceIdeologues Author:Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
“A surprise to others, but not to me, since I've watched this closely for eight years now, is how George W. Bush has internalized the founders' belief that all human beings are endowed by their Creator with a certain inherent yearning for freedom. In turn, Bush has applied this to his vision for the Middle East, believing that a democratic transformation in that region is possible, given that inherent desire for liberty within all hearts, including the hearts of Arab Muslims. People disagree with that, which is fine, but that's the Bush vision.” PeopleYearsBelieveHumansHeartDesireCertainTurnsBeliefGivenHuman BeingsLibertyVisionMiddleFineTransformationDemocraticSurpriseIncludingCreatorEightEastRegionsDisagreeYearningMiddle EastInherentFounders Author:Paul Kengor