Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Ronald ReaganRead
Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control.
Interpretation
Individual freedom is reliant on limiting governmental power.
This quote by Ronald Reagan emphasizes the crucial relationship between personal liberties and the authority of government. It suggests that to enjoy true freedom, individuals must ensure that government actions and powers are kept in check, protecting citizens from potential overreach and tyranny.
In practice
In a speech about civil rights, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of government accountability.
Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has been for the defense of freedom for ourselves and for other peaceful nations who needed our help. But now, faced with the development of weapons with immense destructive power, we've no choice but to maintain ready defense forces that are second to none. Yes, the cost is high, but the price of neglect would be infinitely higher.
I'm spending more time at this library in four days than I did at the Eureka College Library in four years.
I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved in order to stand up for my own values and beliefs. My candidacy is based on my record, and for that matter, my entire life.
My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might. Let history say of us: "These were golden years - when the American Revolution was reborn, when freedom gained new life, and America reached for her best."
We must have faith in the people of this country and faith in our principles.
Believing in the good of humanity is a revolutionary act - it means that we don't need all those managers and CEO's, kings and generals. That we can trust people to govern themselves and make their own decisions.
War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.
Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.
I believe that the real difference in the American church is not between conservatives and liberals, fundamentalists and charismatics, nor between Republicans and Democrats. The real difference is between the aware and the unaware.
A dinner! How horrible! I am to be made the pretext for killing all those wretched animals and birds, and fish! Thank you for nothing. Now if it were to be a fast instead of a feast; say a solemn three days' abstention from corpses in my honour, I could at least pretend to believe that it was disinterested. Blood sacrifices are not in my line
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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