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To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to deprecate the value of freedom itself. -- Edmund Burke
Freedom is a possession of inestimable value. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero
Spain and the United States share the same values of democracy, liberty and fundamental freedoms. -- King Felipe VI
Enlightenment values of individual freedom are manifested best in individual acts of criticism and defiance. -- Pankaj Mishra
We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather. -- Barbara Ehrenreich
The United States is a giant island of freedom, achievement, wealth and prosperity in a world hostile to our values. -- Phyllis Schlafly
Mitt Romney not only believes in the values of economic freedom. His entire life has been committed to advancing it. -- Sher Valenzuela
As a father of four, I want our children to enjoy the freedoms and opportunities that are the fruit of progressive values. -- Stephen Pagliuca
Tensions exist in any free society. But the freedom we enjoy rests on a foundation of individual liberty and shared moral values. -- Tipper Gore
We have the largest economy and the strongest military in the world. Our core values of freedom and opportunity are ascendant around the globe. -- Joe Lieberman
My reasons for declaring a sexual preference had to do less with the pursuit of personal freedom than with the lust for pure shock value. -- Lance Loud
To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above all other values - above personal wealth, technical power and nationalism. -- Herbert Read
What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both. -- Dick Gephardt
In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival. -- Noam Chomsky
Freedom is control in your own life. I have more control now than in the past, and I'm learning the value of saying no. That's very important. -- Willie Nelson
It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people. -- Joe Baca
All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of life. But with this freedom comes responsibility. -- Steven Hatfill
Freedom is the one value conservatives place above all others, yet time and again, their ideal of freedom ignores the growing imbalance of power in our society that's eroding the freedoms of most people. -- Robert Reich
The growing tide of anti-Semitism shocks the conscious of everyone who values freedom, and the ugly, hateful acts particularly stain the character of democracies where liberty and religious freedom are supposed to be respected. -- Mike Ferguson
If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too. -- W. Somerset Maugham
Republican values - strong families, faith, personal responsibility and freedom, among others - are not unique to specific subsets of the electorate. They are universal values, and it is Republicans' job to remind Americans of that fact. -- Gary Bauer
Freedom is a universal value. -- Jan Peter Balkenende
When you value people, you give them freedom. -- Martha McSally
In the end, religion teaches us to value truth, justice and freedom. -- F. Sionil Jose
Freedom may be a value in politics, but it is not a value in morals. -- Iris Murdoch
What is the value of any political freedom, but as a means to moral freedom? -- Henry David Thoreau
Nothing that has value, real value, has no cost. Not freedom, not food, not shelter, not healthcare. -- Dean Kamen
I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. -- George Soros
Freedom is not to be destroyed in the name of love. Freedom is a far higher value than your so-called love. -- Rajneesh
I'm for freedom, which I believe is a universal value that every human being is and that is a gift from God. -- Dana Perino
Nothing gained without cost is valued. Freedom has a cost, and all will bear it so all will value and preserve it. -- Terry Goodkind
There is value in being free and spontaneous but the greatest power comes from seeing and using what results from that freedom. -- Carole Katchen
Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. 'Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn. -- Richard Stallman
Freedom can't be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else. -- Seneca the Younger
Mindful and creative, a child who has neither a past, nor examples to follow, nor value judgments, simply lives, speaks and plays in freedom. -- Arnaud Desjardins
If you want to appreciate the Sun, be a miner; to value the land, be a sailor and to long for freedom, get married!.. -- Mehmet Murat ildan
Yet where is your inner value when you no longer know what it is to breathe freely; when you no longer have freedom over your own selves -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Americans who value freedom had better be more concerned about the gun control crowd than the criminals. The criminals want your money. The Neo-Totalitarians want your freedom. -- Charley Reese
The marriage-based society...discourages all the competing alternatives to marriage. You can't have a marriage-based society and a social value of sexual freedom. They don't work together -- Scott Lively
You have a power of incalculable value. You need ask nothing of anyone. You need depend on no one. You are free, and that freedom is a gift. -- Cassandra Clare
My service solidified my respect for our freedom, and the struggle to preserve it. I know the cost of obtaining freedom, keeping it and the value of it. -- Brad Wenstrup
The characteristic feature of a free society is that it can function in spite of the fact that its members disagree in many judgments of value. Freedom really means the freedom to make mistakes. -- Ludwig von Mises

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