Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms.... The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote in America but which historically has proven to be always possible. |
The ugliness of bigotry stands in direct contradiction to the very meaning of America. |
Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent and debate. |
There are not enough jails, not enough policemen, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people. |
None of us would trade freedom of expression for the narrowness of the public censor. America is a free market for people who have something to say, and need not fear to say it. |
Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man. |
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. |
There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free. |