Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Fragility of freedom Threats to freedom Freedom

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

Address to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Address to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. 30 Mar. 1961, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

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Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

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Reagan, Ronald. "Tear Down This Wall!" 12 June 1987, Brandenburg Gate, West Berlin, Germany.

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This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience... We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Time
1961 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Farewell address. 17 Jan. 1961, The White House, Washington, DC, USA. Broadcast.

Another quote about Freedom

A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

Adlai Stevenson

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Topic
Nature of freedom Freedom Political theory
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Adlai Stevenson
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1952 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Stevenson, Adlai. "Safeguards Against Communism." 7 Oct. 1952, Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI, USA.

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A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.

Abraham Lincoln

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Political division Slavery American Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln
Source
A House Divided
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1858 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "A House Divided." 16 Jun. 1858, Springfield, IL, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "'House Divided' Speech at Springfield, Illinois, June 16, 1858." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.