Stephen Vincent Benet Quotes

Once more we are in a period of uncertainty, of danger, in which not only our own safety but that of all mankind is threatened. Once more we need the qualities that inspired the development of the democratic way of life. We need imagination and integrity, courage and a high heart. We need to fan the spark of conviction, which may again inspire the world as we did with our new idea of the dignity and worth of free men. But first we must learn to cast out fear. People who 'view with alarm' never build anything.

The fundamentals that founded our great nation included the freedom of speech and religion.

I would hate to see the idea of freedom disappear, and I wonder if maybe it will.

Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?

To wish to stop democracy [in America] would be to struggle against God himself

The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.

Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.

I understood early on that the freedom of America is what made our way of life possible and that we should help other people live in freedom, too.

Our individual liberty is the very essence of America. It is what makes America unique.

If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.

I believe in the ideals of America, in liberty, justice, and the pursuit of happiness.

I never thought I would see a free South Sudan.

The privilege of a free society is that every man, woman, and child has the opportunity - and the obligation as a free people - to determine the trajectory of their country, of a political race.

I used to be of the opinion that it didn't matter who you voted for. The world balanced itself out and kept on truckin'. Which is true, but politics are still important.

We are on the side of the Venezuelan people.

Liberty is never fully paid off, and to be deserving of it, one must be willing to fight for it on the battlefield, in the halls of Congress, by involving yourselves in your communities. Such a struggle is not a burden, it is a privilege.

The choice is yours: Do you want to exist, or do you want to live?

I have spent my life fighting for our country and our values. When those values are jeopardized, when our democracy is threatened, I believe it is our responsibility to speak out and demand accountability.

We will stay in the streets until we have freedom for Venezuela.

Standing up for Israel at home validates those fundamental principles of freedom enshrined in our Constitution.

People fought hard for freedoms; they didn't fight hard for one mentality. If you really talk about what the country was founded on and what those people are protecting who went to war and fought these wars and give us our freedoms and are fighting for our freedoms, I think you have to really ask yourself what is involved in freedom.

In a nation as dynamic and diverse as the United States, what makes us great is that our founding principles are rooted in the bedrock principle of freedom, including the right to free expression.

I am a free spirit that must survive in a free world.

When you or your loved ones escape repression, you often find yourself committed to ensuring that freedom prevails.

That's the greatest thing about America, freedom that we have.