Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States of America:

“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”

Ron Paul, 10-term American Congressman from Texas and 2008 US Presidential Candidate:

“No matter how well intentioned, an authoritarian government always abuses its powers.”

Anais Nin, French author:

“When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.”

Confucius, early Chinese moral and political philosopher:

“To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.”

John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States:

“We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”

John Adams, 2nd President of the United States of America:

“There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.”