I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.
Copy QuoteI have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Copy Quote View & ShareDemocracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.
Copy Quote View & ShareRightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.
Copy Quote View & ShareIf you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
Copy Quote View & ShareDemocracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.
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