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December 15, 2017
James Madison, on liberty (1792)
“In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by power. America has set the example . . . of charters of power granted by liberty. This revolution in the practice of the world, may, with an honest praise, be pronounced the most triumphant epoch of its history, and the most consoling presage of its happiness.”
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December 26, 2016
Angela Merkel, on freedom
“To exclude groups of people because of their faith, this isn’t worthy of the free state in which we live. It isn’t compatible with our essential values. And its humanly reprehensible, xenophobia, racism, extremism have no place here. We are fighting to ensure that they don’t have a place elsewhere either.”
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December 15, 2014
First Amendment to U.S. Constitution (ratified Dec. 15, 1791)
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
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May 25, 2014
Harry Emerson Fosdick, on war (1933)
“I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for the dictatorships it puts in place of democracy , for the starvation that stalks after it. (more…)
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April 14, 2014

Mary Beth Tinker. (Photo by David W. Bulla)
Today, the annual First Amendment Day activities get underway at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. (more…)
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February 7, 2014
President Barack Obama, on religion (2014)
“History shows that nations that uphold the rights of their people, including the freedom of religion, are ultimately more just and more peaceful and more successful. (more…)
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