“Nowhere in the world is presented a government of so much liberty and equality. To the humblest and poorest amongst us are held out the highest privileges and positions. The present moment finds me at the White House, yet there is as good a chance for your children as there was for my father's.” WorldChildrenMomentsGovernmentFatherHouseChanceWhiteLibertyPositionHighestOur ChildrenPrivilegeYour ChildrenPresent MomentWhite HouseFind MePoorestLiberty And Equality Book:Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches Source: Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches
“The spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless... From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill. It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and will never think of uniting to affect a due respect for their rights. The shackles, therefore, will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights shall revive or expire in a convulsion.” PeopleThinkingMayMadeWarMomentsSpiritForgetLibertySupportRightsForgottenDuesConclusionMaking MoneyFacultySoleRulersResortsCarelessReviveShacklesUnitingDisregarded Author:Thomas Jefferson
“I suppose we don't rely on comparison enough to tell us whom it is that we are talking to. We give people the liberty of fashioning themselves in the moment-a span of time that is so much more manageable, stageable, controllable than is a lifetime.” PeopleGivingEnoughMomentsTalkingLibertyLifetimeRelyComparisonManageable Book:Rules of Civility: A Novel Source: Rules of Civility: A Novel
“At this moment in history, we are called to act as if we truly believe that liberty and justice for all is a desirable thing.” IfsBelieveMomentsJusticeLibertyDesirableLiberty And JusticeJustice For AllLiberty And Justice For All Author:Starhawk
“The moment that law is destroyed, liberty is lost, and men, left free to enter upon the domains of each other, destroy each other's rights, and invade the field of each other's liberty.” MenMomentsLawLostLeftLibertyRightsFieldsDestroyedDomain Author:J. G. Holland