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The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed
to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite." -- Thomas Jefferson
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- What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label
“liberal”? …. If by liberal they mean someone who welcomes new ideas
without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the
people – their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs,
their civil liberties…. If that is what they mean by a liberal, then
I’m proud to say I’m a liberal.
John F. Kennedy
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, probably the most liberal President we’ve ever had, led our country successfully through World War II, the largest war ever fought.
- Liberals also believe that we must seek to limit the influence of the military industrial complex, as former President and Supreme Allied Commanding General in World War II, Dwight Eisenhower, warned us. What President Eisenhower meant to tell us is that there is a very influential group of elites in our country who profit from war and therefore who seek to embroil our country in war, even when it serves no interests but their own.
- Civil liberties are part and parcel of the rule of law in our country. They are written into our Constitution for very good reason. They include those proclaimed in our Bill of Rights, including freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom against unreasonable searches and seizures, the right to a fair trial, and freedom from cruel or unusual punishment inflicted by government, among others. Without them we risk submitting to tyranny.
- Liberals believe in the part of our Declaration of Independence that says that everyone is entitled to “the pursuit of happiness”. Another way of saying this is that they believe that all Americans should have the opportunity for a fulfilling life. That means the right to health care, a decent education, a safe and healthy workplace, a healthful environment, a secure environment, and a place to live, among other things.
- Liberals believe in the rule of law. They understand that our Constitution forms the foundation for our legal system, and accordingly they believe it must be protected and defended.
- Liberals brought us the Freedom of Information Act and the Presidential Records Act, which allow American citizens to obtain information on what their government is doing or has done in their name.
- We believe that our country should resort to war only when necessary, and that we should never allow it to be used for profiteering; we believe in international law as a means of limiting war.
- We believe in the civil liberties proclaimed in our Constitution. We believe that they are worth fighting for and that a government that attempts to withhold them from us poses grave threats to our democracy.
- We believe that the purpose of government is to meet the needs of its citizens. Those basic human needs that cannot be met by the private sector should be provided by government, even when that means increasing the size of government and paying for the necessary services.
- We believe that the laws of our nation apply to everyone, even to those – especially to those – who hold high elective office. Our President is elected to serve our needs. He is not a King, and it is not our responsibility to serve him.
- We believe in a transparent government, not a secret government. Secret government has no place in a democracy. Voting machines that count our votes in secret have no place in a democracy. The use of money to influence our elected representatives has no role in a democracy. And we believe science is a means to ascertain truths.
- I am a liberal, and I’m proud to be a liberal. So should we all
be.
John ConyersTime for change's Journal
Democratic Underground - Washington,DC,USA
It is ok with them if George Bush orders warrantless wiretapping against American citizens, in violation of our 4th amendment
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no!
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The European
Convention on Human Rights Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
Proud Liberal
Introduction to The Shame of the Cities Lincoln Steffens, (1904)
Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
THE CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON by Immanuel Kant
The Right to Ignore the State by Herbert Spencer
On Liberty, John Stuart Mill 1860
On Democracy in America, Alexis de Toqueville 1835, 1840
The Social Contract Jean Jacques Rousseau1762
US Constitution 1787
Common Sense by Thomas Paine 1776
Rights of Man by Thomas Paine
A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke (1689)
Constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy circa 1450-1500
The Magna Carta granted (under great duress) by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215
The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle 350 BCE
| When Hitler came for the Jews... I was
not a Jew, therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the
Catholics, I was not a Catholic, and therefore, I was not concerned. And
when Hitler attacked the unions and the industrialists, I was not a member
of the unions and I was not concerned. Then, Hitler attacked me and the
Protestant church — and there was nobody left to be concerned. — Pastor Martin Niemoller, Congressional Record, October 14, 1968, vol. 114, p. 31636. |
| "Cessante ratione legis, cessat ipsa lex," which loosely translated means "a law lacking rationality, ceases to be law." |
| I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do
everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I
will not refuse to do the something that I can do. What I can do, I should
do. And what I should do, by the grace of God, I will do. — Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) |
Liberalism and the Left: Rethinking the Relationship; Common Origins, Different Paths by Eric Foner
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