Quotes of Liberalism - somelinesforyou

“ A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has both feet firmly planted in his mouth. ”

- Jacques Barzun

“ There are two kinds of liberalism. A liberalism which is always, subterraneously authoritative and paternalistic, on the side of one's good conscience. And then there is a liberalism which is more ethical than political; one would have to find another name for this… ”

- Roland Barthes

“ No man can call himself liberal, or radical, or even a conservative advocate of fair play, if his work depends in any way on the unpaid or underpaid labor of women at home, or in the office. ”

- Gloria Steinem

“ There aren't any liberals left in New York. They've all been mugged by now. ”

- James Q. Wilson

“ There are no more liberals They've all been mugged. ”

- James Q. Wilson

“ Liberal soccer moms are precisely as likely to receive anthrax in the mail as to develop a capacity for linear thinking. ”

- Ann Coulter

“ Universal education is the most corroding and disintegrating poison that liberalism has ever invented for its own destruction. ”

- Adolf Hitler

“ Bill Rehnquist makes Barry Goldwater look like a liberal. ”

- John Dean

“ Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man. ”

- Margaret Mead

“ I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few. ”

- William Morris

“ But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself. ”

- Jane Fonda

“ An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany. ”

- Nick Cave

“ I am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba. ”

- Fidel Castro

“ Liberty is the right to do what I like; license, the right to do what you like. ”

- Bertrand Russell

“ Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side. ”

- Unknown

“ Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side. ”

- Anonymous

“ If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's been arrested. ”

- Thomas Wolfe

“ I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. ”

- Harriet Tubman

“ We are all tied to our destiny and there is no way we can liberate ourselves. ”

- Rita Hayworth

“ Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then you don't really care about the people that they claim to want to help. ”

- Thomas Sowell

“ The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all. ”

- Henry Louis Mencken

“ Political debate with liberals is basically impossible in America today because liberals are calling names while conservatives are trying to make arguments. ”

- Ann Coulter

“ Liberals tend to put the onus of your success on society and conservatives on you and your family. ”

- Dennis Prager

“ Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel. ”

- Ovid

“ People are constantly clamoring for the joy of life. As for me, I find the joy of life in the hard and cruel battle of life — to learn something is a joy to me. ”

- Johan August Strindberg

“ Usually the nonsense liberals spout is kind of cute, but in wartime their instinctive idiocy is life-threatening. ”

- Ann Coulter

“ We've finally given liberals a war against fundamentalism, and they don't want to fight it. They would, except it would put them on the same side as the United States. ”

- Ann Coulter

“ Whenever a liberal begins a statement with 'I don't know which is more frightening,' you know the answer is going to be pretty clear. ”

- Ann Coulter

“ While the form of treachery varies slightly from case to case, liberals always manage to take the position that most undermines American security. ”

- Ann Coulter

“ As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others. ”

- Marianne Williamson
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