They came for everyone but me, then there was a knock on my door... View the TV series "The Tudors" and you will see the relentless force of oppression. Yes, ten stars...
P.s read his "Common Sense"

And yet liberty is being relinquished all over America - but returned (hopefully) by those few who fight to restore liberty. This is the continuing story of humanity - Plato's "Cave" is still relevant...

Archer, excellent!

OK Mike, KINDNESS IS THE ROOT OF EVERYTHING GOOD...

Great quote - surely influenced by Voltaire.... Sorry, Reston, must disagree with you on this one. It's the essence of the thought that matters....

Love it!

David, that was very childish! Freedom is absolute, period... what we do with it is secondary....

Many are courageous yet few are awake!

...though, integrity is absolute! You are complicit if you see evil and do nothing... America is committing war crimes as we speak and yet most do nothing....

Reading this is the start of the rest of your life - bring happiness and love to others....

Or an Ant... Garlic may help repel these nasty gritters...

How can you not give this 6 stars... If only we all gave a little it would change the world... But be careful who you give a little too! Much of what we give ends up in the board rooms. If you want to give a little give it to Rotary Shelter Boxes as they are all volunteers - mark your check for a particular disaster in the memo section - in this case it would be disaster relief in Nepal. No admin fees are charged as all admin costs are paid by Rotarian''s - Thank you........:-)

There is no such thing as freedom.... great quote....

So having balls makes you a hero??? what crap...
This is what's wrong with American society - unless you are macho, religious, and waving the flag, you are not deserving of freedom.... It reminds me of gen Patton hitting a soldier because he was coward... Also of the courageous people that refused to fight (conscientious objectors) - they truly had more courage.... It's time for all good people to put down their weapons and wars would finish tomorrow. The old argument of defense and protecting property will keep us from this objective.

If there is a God he, she, or it, must have made Earth hell!

I love this quote but it's a fake.
This is one of the most miss quoted Buddha saying:
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
Buddha quotes (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)
It comes from the Sutta:
Now, Kalamas, dont go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, This contemplative is our teacher. When you know for yourselves that, These qualities are skillful; these qualities are blameless; these qualities are praised by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to welfare & to happiness then you should enter & remain in them.

Should be six stars...... By the way, like many words that have been co-opted by religion, the word prayer, just means a request, a petition. One must be careful when seeing Buddha quotes as many are fake:
http://fakebuddhaquotes.com/work-out-your-own-salvation-do-not-depend-on-others/

I'm with Robert and Dick... Plus the fact he goes on about truth and yet does not search for it regarding his faith - total hypocrite. THERE IS NO GOD - DO YOUR RESEARCH....

Unfortunately, it was only a handful that were enlightened and that soon went once the Christian far right and the slavery took over... Today, America has become a hot bed of far right conservatism.

Yea, yea, yea - with the ability to change or eliminate elements of the constitution, it now means nothing; the key words are "We the people...." Nothing is sacred anymore. Good intention though!!!

If you are going to use this malignant pledge please take "under God" out of it.......

Mentality, mentality, mentality, I need say no more.... What makes the US so dangerous are the religious and political extremists. Perhaps if we stopped eating meat, giving toy guns to our children, turn off the propaganda box and read books, discuss things around the kitchen table, ban brutal video games and ESPN, lower the divorce rate, and give our families more love and attention, things may be different.

Wow! that created a good response! After so much rhetoric I must just agree with the majority.....

Though all lawful authority, legislative, and executive, originates from the people, its administration must consider all the people and not just the majority. Otherwise the administration that bows to the majority becomes despotic and immediately forfeits its right to represent the people.

Great quote! There are many things I admire about France and Bastiat is one of them...