“One would suppose that the battle for religious liberty was won in the United States two hundred years ago. However, in the time since, and right now, powerful voices are always raised in favor of bigotry and thought control. It is useful, then, to have a compendium of the thoughts of great men and women of all faiths (and of none) on the subject, to convince us that we men and woman of freedom are not and never have been alone.” MenYearsHas BeensTwoStatesVoiceReligiousUnitedPowerfulLibertyUnited StatesAtheismSubjectsRight NowBattleHundredMen And WomenYears AgoRaisedPositive AtheismFavorsGreat MenConvinceBigotryReligious LibertyConvince Us Author:Isaac Asimov
“An official statement from Liverpool raised the spectre of a future where 'a club's rival can bring about a significant ban for a top player without anything beyond an accusation'. But on hearing this, many Manchester United fans would have been asking for a definition of the word 'rival'.” Has BeensUnitedPlayerFansAskingRaisedDefinitionsClubsHearingSignificantStatementsOfficialsRivalsBansManchesterLiverpoolAccusationManchester UnitedSpectre Author:Nick Hornby
“Another question has been raised rather widely in Europe, in Japan as well as in the United States is what, to what extent will the euro become a reserve currency.” WellsHas BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesEuropeRaisedJapanCurrencyReservesEuro Author:Robert C. Solomon
“... a nation to be strong, must be united; to be united, must be equal in condition; to be equal in condition, must be similar inhabits and feeling; to be similar in habits and feeling, must be raised in national institutions as the children of a common family, and citizens of a common country.” ChildrenCountryFeelingsStrongNationsUnitedCommonConditionsHabitCitizensEqualInstitutionsUnityRaisedEqualityAssimilation Author:Frances Wright
“We have raised an issue that is already in the Bolivian constitution, that water is a universal human right. And we asked the United Nations to recognize water as a human right.” HumansNationsWaterUnitedIssuesUniversalConstitutionRaisedUnited Nations Author:Evo Morales
“Well, we are Americans. I've always believed that you work with where you are - I am a Mormon woman who was raised on the edge of the Great Salt Lake in the American West in the United States of America. But, by the same token, much of my life has been spent resisting traditional forms of democracy, resisting traditional forms of orthodoxy, be it the United States government or the Mormon Church.” WellsHas BeensStatesGovernmentAmericaFormChurchUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyWestRaisedEdgesTraditionalLakesWhere You AreSaltUnited States Of AmericaAlways BelieveOrthodoxyResistingState GovernmentTokensUnited States GovernmentAmerican West Author:Terry Tempest Williams