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“Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are put in peril.”

“Against us are all timid men who prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty We are likely to preserve the liberty we have obtained only by unremitting labors and perils.”

Men Liberty Sea Labor Calm Preserves Peril Despotism Eternal Vigilance Boisterous

Book:Jefferson: Political Writings

Source: Jefferson: Political Writings

“Whatever else the religious Right may be, it is a bonanza for its opponents... Reports of the great terror that is upon us are raising millions of dollars in fund appeals by Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Organization for Women, Norman Lear's People for the American Way, and others who claim to believe that the religious Right is the greatest peril to American democracy since Joe McCarthy.”

Source: Piety and politics: evangelicals and fundamentalists confront the world

“Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul, which raises it above the troubles, disorders and emotions which the sight of great perils can arouse in it; by this strength heroes maintain a calm aspect and preserve their reason and liberty in the most surprising and terrible accidents.”

Soul Reason Emotion Liberty Trouble Hero Terrible Aspect Sight Bravery Raises Extraordinary Calm Accidents Preserves Disorder Surprising Peril

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld