I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!

Barry Goldwater

1964 Republican convention speech

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Defending freedom Threats to freedom Freedom Fighting for justice Justice

Speaker

Barry Goldwater

Source

1964 Republican convention speech Presidential convention speeches

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

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United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Goldwater, Barry. Acceptance speech. Republican National Convention. July 1964, Cow Palace, Daly City, CA, USA.

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Another quote from the 1960s

If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a State has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.

Thurgood Marshall

Stanley v. Georgia

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First Amendment Constitutional law

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Thurgood Marshall
Source
Stanley v. Georgia
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1969 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Marshall, Thurgood. United States, Supreme Court. Stanley v. Georgia. United States Reports, vol. 394, 7 Apr. 1969, pp. 557-572. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/394/557/.

Another quote about Freedom

The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Herbert Agar

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Topic
Truth hurts Truth Willful ignorance Freedom

Author

Herbert Agar
Source
A Time for Greatness
Statement Type
Irony
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Agar, Herbert. A Time for Greatness. Little, Brown and Company, 1942.

Another quote from the following genre Political speech

Old religious factions are volcanoes burnt out.

Edmund Burke

Speech on the Petition of the Unitarians, May 11, 1792

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Sectarianism Religion
Speaker
Edmund Burke
Source
Speech on the Petition of the Unitarians, May 11, 1792
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1792 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. Address on Petition of the Unitarians. House of Commons. 11 May 1792, Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on the Petition of the Unitarian Society." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin Classics, 1999.