“That the religious right completely took over the word Christian is a given. At one time, phrases such as Christian charity and Christian tolerance were used to denote kindness and compassion. To perform a "Christian" act meant an act of giving, of acceptance, of toleration. Now, Christian is invariably linked to right-wing conservative political thought -- Christian nation, Christian morality, Christian values, Christian family.” GivingReasonChristianPoliticalUsedReligionValuesGivenNationsReligiousFreedomCompassionLibertyKindnessAcceptanceMoralityWingsCharityConservativeTolerancePhrasesOne TimeAgnosticLinkedRight WingKindness And CompassionTolerationChristian NationChristian FamilyChristian MoralityChristian ValuesConservative Political Author:Peter McWilliams
“Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today. I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity. 'Respect for religion' has become a code phrase meaning 'fear of religion.' Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.” HeartArtIdeasRealTodayFormForceReligiousLibertyModernDeserveConsequenceCriticismThreatIslamStupidityTyrannyFearlessCodeParisPhrasesTragicSatireTotalitarianismDishonestyCharlieDisrespectMutationWeaponryCharlie Hebdo Author:Salman Rushdie
“In ten phrases, the ten commandments express the essential of life. And these three words--liberty, equality, and fraternity--do just as much. Millions of people have died for those ideals.” PeopleThreeLibertyMillionsTenEssentialsIdealsDiedPhrasesCommandmentsTen CommandmentsFraternityThree Words Author:Krzysztof Kieslowski
“Freedom has only the meaning with which men endow it. It is not enough to pay lip service to the concept of religious liberty. We must pay heart service to it as well, else it remains an empty phrase instead of a living reality.” MenWellsHeartEnoughRealityReligiousPayLibertyConceptsEmptyRemainsLipsPhrasesReligious LibertyLip ServiceLiving Reality Author:Kenneth Keating
“When it comes to the Federal Reserve, there's an awful lot of books out there; in my library, I bet I've got 200 books if I've got any on the Federal Reserve. And we don't need any more books, we need action, and that's what the Liberty Dollar did, it gave people a way to take action. Our catch phrase was you want to "make money, do good, and have fun," and people really responded to that.” PeopleIfsWayWantNeedsBookActionFunLibertyDollarsLibraryAwfulMaking MoneyHaving FunPhrasesReservesFederal Reserve Author:Bernard von NotHaus
“A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him.” IfsHumansGodWould BeHumanityLibertyConditionsLoversAbsolutesAdmirePhrasesJealousReverseAbolish Book:God and the State Source: God and the State