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" In Iran, there is no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no independent judiciary, no free elections. There is no freedom of religion - not even for Shiites, who are forced by Iran's theocracy to adhere to one narrow set of official rules. "

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" American power remains today what it was in the Second World War and the Cold War: the greatest force for freedom in the world. "

Elliott Abrams

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" It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism. "

" Negative freedom is freedom from - freedom from oppression, whether it's a colonial power or addiction to alcohol oppressing you. You need to be freed from negative freedom. Positive freedom is freedom for, freedom to be. And that's what's routinely ignored today. "

" Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action. "

" I absolutely fell in love with being on the water and the peace and freedom that you get being on the water in a single boat. "

" Heresy is another word for freedom of thought. "

" I could have spent eight years doing anything, and at some level, it would have been fine. I could have focused on flowers. I could have focused on decor. I could have focused on entertainment. Because any First Lady, rightfully, gets to define her role. There's no legislative authority; you're not elected. And that's a wonderful gift of freedom. "

" Freedom is... not to be bound by my wounds. And to be able to eat cake every day. "

" Human rights, of course, must include the right to religious freedom, understood as the expression of a dimension that is at once individual and communitarian - a vision that brings out the unity of the person while clearly distinguishing between the dimension of the citizen and that of the believer. "

" I was the youngest child and got a lot more freedom than my brother and sister. I used to wander, doing my own thing under the radar, but I didn't get in bad, bad trouble. "

" It is a natural goal of Iran to try and expel the Fifth Fleet from Bahrain. "

" Palestine, as Icelanders see it, includes the Western Wall of the Second Temple, Judaism's holiest site. "

" On June 19, 1981, a vigorously healthy Justice Potter Stewart resigned from the Supreme Court at the age of 66. "

" There are no Muslim ghettos in the U.S. "

Elliott Abrams

Muslim

" There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free. "

" You are not practicing Judaism if you celebrate Christmas. "

" I knew since third grade I wanted to be Jim Carrey. His freedom, his goofiness, his crazy, loud, sudden energy. I told my family I was going to be a pediatrician, but in the back of my mind, I was like, 'Nope, I'm going to be the biggest movie star ever.' "

" The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members. "

" People demand freedom only when they have no power. "

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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People

" I think freedom for Palestine could be an incredible source of hope to people struggling all over the world. I think it could also be an incredible inspiration to Arab people in the Middle East, who are struggling under undemocratic regimes which the U.S. supports. "

" Even today, when the Obama administration has liberalized travel to Cuba - and failed to reverse that liberalization when Alan Gross was imprisoned - there are limits. "

" The early reviews of Dick Cheney's memoir have not evaluated the book, but instead have used its publication as an occasion for attacks on Cheney and his record, with general assaults on George W. Bush's administration thrown in for good measure. "

" Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends. "

" War is wrong. Conscription for war is inconsistent with freedom of conscience, which is not merely the right to believe but to act on the degree of truth that one receives, to follow a vocation which is God-inspired and God-directed. "

" You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. "

" It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree. "

" I want to be the first guy to reverse a communist revolution. "

" The Arab view that someone should bomb Iran and stop it from developing nuclear weapons is familiar to anyone who meets privately with Arab leaders, especially in the Gulf. "

" Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness. "

" While foreign competitors, French or Japanese or German, merrily bid for contracts abroad, American companies find themselves tangled in a web of legislation designed to express disapproval, block trade in certain commodities, or perhaps deny resources to disfavored or hostile regimes. "