Let's trace the birth of an idea. It's born as rampant radicalism, then it becomes progressivism, then liberalism, then it becomes moderated conservative, outmoded, and gone.
I get along so much better with fundamentalist Christians than I do with wishy-washy liberals, who want everyone to get along.
I was raised by the Christian Brothers, who believe in that, fortunately. They were, to me, the most rebellious arm of the Catholic Church - and one of the most liberal and forward thinking.
You write out of experience, and a large part of that experience is the life of the spirit; reading is the liberation into the minds of others.
There is nothing wrong with being a declared liberal or conservative and conducting a sympathetic interview with a political figure who shares your views.
Neither liberal nor conservative politicians can resist the temptation to stand as mighty sequoias of rectitude amid the lowly underbrush of fundraising.
The use of force to liberate people is very different from the use of force to suppress or control them, or even to defeat them.
Nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - There is no book so bad that it is not profitable on some part.
The fallacy in the progressive critique is the egalitarian dogma that no one should get more than what liberals deem is a 'fair' reward, nor should there be any risk to anyone to fail.
In choosing a president, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader.
Liberals sit from this lofty perch of pomposity, but they are the champions of ignorance. They don't know what they're talking about.
Liberalism has consequences. It has never worked, folks! It has never worked. And it has never fulfilled its promise.
All I do is convert liberals to conservatism. That's what I do, and that's why they don't like me.
You do have to learn how to wear a kilt, and it's certainly very liberating and very freeing, but surprisingly very comfortable to wear, to ride a horse in a kilt. I was surprised by that.
Though claiming to represent a conservative form of Christianity, the Religious Right is politically a form of Protestant liberalism.
The greatest propaganda coup of the American Right has been to convince its citizens that we are in the grip of a liberal conspiracy.
It helps with your acting when you're not in a perfect costume, perfect wardrobe, a perfectly seamed blouse, perfectly ironed hair, and perfectly done eyeshadow. It's really liberating.
If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.
Obviously a primary liberal conviction is that we should be tolerant of other peoples' convictions. But if we believe in something, we had better find ways to say so convincingly.
There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks. But do the intentions expressed in their words match the actual consequences of their deeds?
You can only be liberated in your mind. Master your mind with positive thoughts. Change your mind, change your actions.
