Teresa Heinz Quotes

It is, in fact, precisely to defend the right to free speech that countless patriots have given the last full measure of devotion.

Good men died for our right to say whatever we want to say and use whatever words we want to use.

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff.

The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it as we approach our nation's birthday, and as our men and women in uniform rally behind it in Iraq's battlefields.

America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.

Everyone here has a right to their own political beliefs and everybody has the right to stand by what they believe in. That's what makes us American.

Our liberties, our values, all for which America stands is safe today because brave men and women have been ready to face the fire at freedom's front. And we thank God for them.

People have the right to say what they want to.

Freedom of speech is, to all Americans, as oxygen is to the human condition. It is a right that has been irreversibly programmed into our hard drive. We are free to speak our minds. An artist's right to express him or herself as best suits their art, is the artist's prerogative and it is guaranteed.

Many of America's and New York's sons and daughters are around the world fighting for the freedoms that the Statue of Liberty stands for.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's veterans have established an unbroken commitment to freedom.

America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.

You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide.

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy.

Years go by, but the heart of what we all fight and die for at the core is the same. We fight and die for love and our family and our land and for what's ours. We do things for something as simple as pride.

Having the right to show up and speak are basic to survival, to dignity, and to liberty.

There comes a time in the history of nations when fear and forgetfulness cause a nation to hesitate, to waver, and perhaps even to succumb. When that time comes, those who love liberty must rise to the occasion. Will you lovers of liberty rise to the occasion?

In our pledge every day, we pledge one Nation under God with liberty and justice for all.

I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it.

The sacrifices ordinary American men and women from communities large and small have been willing to make, often before they were past their teenage years, have secured our nation unprecedented freedoms and made us the world's bulwark of liberty.

Freedom. It's not something you go out and die for.

America's honor, your honor is at stake. Go out and preserve the greatest country in the history of the world.