Quotes about Liberalism

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If one prevents a man from working for the good of society while at the same time providing for the satisfaction of his — Ludwig von Mises, Liberalism
My feeling is this whole country is founded on the principle of 'if you are not hurting anyone, and you're not fucking w — Adam Carolla
Against what is stupid, nonsensical, erroneous, and evil, [classical] liberalism fights with the weapons of the mind, an — Ludwig von Mises, Liberalism
The Open Road goes to the used-car lot. — Louis Simpson, People Live Here: Selected Poems 1948-1983
[T]he state should not impose a preferred way of life, but should leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their — Michael J. Sandel, Liberalism and Its Critics
Liberalism is to freedom as anarchism is to anarchy. — Ernst Jünger, Eumeswil
Take a step back to recall the story that this book tells, and consider how it might come to a very unhappy ending. Imag — Jedediah Purdy, A Tolerable Anarchy: Rebels, Reactionaries, and the Making of American Freedom
...Society needs to open its collective mind to all ideas and ideologies. It needs to give its people the chance to list — Raif Badawi, 1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think
Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but wi — Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
I believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty. I believe — Paul Krugman
I think being a liberal, in the true sense, is being nondoctrinaire, nondogmatic, non-committed to a cause - but examini — Walter Cronkite
Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are ot — William F. Buckley Jr.
We Americans are not usually thought to be a submissive people, but of course we are. Why else would we allow our countr — Wendell Berry
But I have to say this in defense of humankind: In no matter what era in history, including the Garden of Eden, everybod — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., A Man Without a Country
I am just mystified by these people telling me I would think Obama was doing a great job if his skin contained less mela — Jonah Goldberg
Liberalism itself has failed, and for a pretty good reason. It has been too often compromised by the people who represen — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
When Republicans recently charged the President with promoting 'class warfare,' he answered it was 'just math.' But it's — Robert B. Reich
The liberal state has no view on whether witchcraft is more valuable than all-in wrestling. Like a tactful publican, it — Terry Eagleton
The political trend is always to be observed, partly as a spectacle, partly for one’s own safety. The liberal is dissati — Ernst Jünger, Eumeswil