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The world is undoubtedly a safer, freer place because Thatcher - like Reagan - refused to back down when it came to defending freedom. -- Bob Barr
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it. -- John F. Kennedy
We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech. -- Patrick Chappatte
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. -- Edward R. Murrow
Ask the first man you meet what he means by defending freedom, and he'll tell you privately he means defending the standard of living. -- Martin Niemoller
I thank God tonight for freedom - those who bought and paid for it with their lives in the past - those who will protect it in the present and defend it in the future. -- Jim Gibbons
So while gun owners are always saying that owning guns is about defending freedom, the only freedom gun owners seem interested in defending with their guns is the freedom to defend their freedom to own guns. -- Dan Savage
Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women. -- Arnold Schwarzenegger
Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended. -- George W. Bush
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it. -- Pericles
President Obama orders religious organizations to violate their conscience. I will defend religious liberty and overturn regulations that trample on our first freedom. -- Mitt Romney
With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice. -- Dan Lipinski
I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things. -- Naguib Mahfouz
I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that. -- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
For more than two centuries, the defenders of liberty have put their lives on the line, because they have known that we cannot take our freedoms for granted. -- Virgil Goode
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. -- Samuel Adams
Many have left their families to defend our freedom. We salute their bravery; we express our appreciation and support to their families. And we pray for their safe return. -- Bob Taft
Fighting for free enterprise means standing up for free markets. The freedom to succeed includes the freedom to fail. We must defend entrepreneurial capitalism against the onslaught of the American Left. -- Mike Pence
We have to make sure that we are a force for peace and stability in the world, and that we're prepared to defend freedom and the security of the American people. -- Thad Cochran
I refer to calls for humanitarian intervention in the affairs of another state - a new idea, this - even when they are made under the pretext of defending human rights and freedoms. -- Boris Yeltsin
137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. -- Doc Hastings
The U.S. has since the end of World War II had an answer - we stand for free peoples and free markets, we are willing to support and defend them - we will sustain a balance of power that favors freedom. -- Condoleezza Rice
George W. Bush did an incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom. -- Rick Perry
I'm defending free speech pretty much all over the place because you still have freedom of speech. -- Larry the Cable Guy
Freedom is indivisible. Whites can't enjoy their separate freedoms. They spend too much time and resources defending those freedoms instead of enjoying them. -- Desmond Tutu
The murders in Paris are sickening, we stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press. -- David Cameron

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