Robert A. Lehrman Quotes

If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.

I was fascinated by what motivates men and women to fight for what they believe in.

Well, I think when one has got beliefs and expresses and communicates them then one also radiates some kind of freedom that some people might not dare having.

I think Hong Kong people's struggle for democracy is similar to David versus Goliath. But this struggle is not just about me.

People will never fight for your freedom if you have not given evidence that you are prepared to fight for it yourself.

All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?

I do what I believe.

I think a man becomes less than a man when he begins to compromise on what he believes is right.

There's a lot of people that fought for their country and that's not something to be taken lightly. They gave their life, everything they had, they gave their lives, to give us what we have. That's why I'm so passionate about my beliefs - because someone died.

Even with protection, even with death threats, I can publish, I can travel and I can live the life that I want and not the one my parents want or some imam somewhere thinks I should live.

You cannot mix sports with politics.

There really have only ever been a few people in each generation who step out, are willing to put themselves on the line, and risk everything for their beliefs.

Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.

It's one thing to fight for what you believe in, another thing to fight for what others believe in.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

They refused to be servants of kings, and were never ruled by any. But when they were called on for help in war, they responded gladly.

The people's flag is deepest red; It shrouded oft our martyred dead .... Then raise the scarlet standard high. Within its shade we'll live or die. Tho' cowards flinch and traitors sneer, We'll keep the red flag flying here.

I can give you nothing but my life. I wish that my last breath might be of use to my fellow citizens and that my head'[after she was guillotined], carried through Paris, might be a signal to rally all the friends of justice …. I have shown you the way. You know your enemies. Arise, march, and strike!

Before every free conscience in America is subpoenaed, please speak up!

One should never put on one's best trousers to go out to fight for freedom.

Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is the history of resistance.

Privacy in one's associations may in many circumstances be indispensable to freedom of association, particularly where a group espouses dissident beliefs.

Never stop believing that fighting for what is right is worth it.

I am ready to rot in jail that art may live.

Our founding fathers declared independence from Great Britain because they were dissatisfied with the laws and policies that they believed abridged their freedoms. Had they taken the stance that many want our professional athletes to take - to just shut up and honor your country no matter what - we would be living in British colonies.