Read through the most famous quotes by topic #cons
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties. ↗
A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. ↗
#constitution #freedom #right-to-bear-arms #second-amendment #freedom
The immature conscience is not its own master. It simply parrots the decisions of others. It does not make judgments of its own; it merely conforms to the judgments of others. That is not real freedom, and it makes true love impossible, for if we are to love truly and freely, we must be able to give something that is truly our own to another. If our heart does not belong to us, asks Merton, how can we give it to another? ↗
Guilt is also a way for us to express to others that we are a person of good conscience. 'I feel really guilty about getting drunk last night,' we say, when in actual fact we feel no guilt whatsoever or, at least, we could choose to feel no guilt. When people say to me, 'I drank too much last night,' I always reply, 'I drank exactly the right amount. ↗
If every time we choose a turd, society, at a great expense, simply allows us to redeem it for a pepperoni, then not only will we never learn to make smart choices, we will also surrender the freedom to choose, because a choice without consequences is no choice at all. ↗
If I know better than you know what I am up to, it is only because I spend more time with myself than you do. ↗
You cannot hinder someone’s free will, that’s the first law of the Universe, no matter what the decision. ↗
#choices-and-consequences #free-will #freedom #freedom-of-choice #making-sense-of-the-world
[I]n my own case at least I feel my professional need for freedom of speech and expression prejudices me toward a government whose constitution guarantees it. ↗
#free-speech #politics #united-states #united-states-constitution #war
