“At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.”~Anthony Kennedy American attorney and jurist Anthony Kennedy was born on this day in 1936.
“At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.”~Anthony Kennedy American attorney and jurist Anthony Kennedy was born on this day in 1936.
“If there is one clear lesson of our century, it is this: where aggression is tolerated, it multiplies.”~Bob Dole American politician and attorney Bob Dole was born on this day in 1923.
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.”~Ernest Hemingway American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist Ernest Hemingway was born on this day in 1899.
“Under the rule of a repressive whole, liberty can be made into a powerful instrument of domination.”~Herbert Marcuse German–American philosopher, social critic, and political theorist Herbert Marcuse was born on this day in 1898.
“Congress: Bingo with billions.”~Red Skelton American actor, artist, and comedian Red Skelton was born on this day in 1913.
“…racist thought and action says far more about the person they come from than the person they are directed at.”~Chris Crutcher American novelist and family therapist, Chris Crutcher was born on this day in 1946.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”~Ida B. Wells American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and leader during the early civil rights movement, Ida B. Wells was born on this day in 1862.
“Governments have always tried to crush reform movements, to destroy ideas, to kill the thing that cannot die. Without regard to history, which shows that no Government have ever succeeded in doing this, they go on trying in the old, senseless way.”~Emmeline Pankhurst British political activist Emmeline Pankhurst was born on this day in 1858.
“No system in the world is so well-designed that it can’t grow stale, rigid, or corrupted by those who benefit most from it.”~Esther Dyson Swiss-born American investor, journalist, author, commentator, and philanthropist Esther Dyson was born on this day in 1951,
“The New Right, in many cases, is doing nothing less than placing a heretical claim on Christian faith that distorts, confuses, and destroys the opportunity for a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ and of his gospel for millions of people.”~Mark Hatfield American politician and educator Mark Hatfield was born on this day in 1922.
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