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The reality is that we are hated not because of our democracy, freedoms, and generous social security system; rather, we are hated because of our involvement in foreign conflicts and quarrels that were never our concern.

~Amir Butler

Topics: Because Concern Conflicts Democracy Foreign Freedoms Generous Hated Involvement Never Our Quarrels Rather Reality Security Social Social Security System Were

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People fought hard for freedoms; they didn't fight hard for one mentality. If you really talk about what the country was founded on and what those people are protecting who went to war and fought these wars and give us our freedoms and are fighting for our freedoms, I think you have to really ask yourself what is involved in freedom.

~Andrew Whitworth

Topics: About Ask Country Fight Fighting Fought Founded Freedom Freedoms Give Hard Involved Mentality Our People Protecting Really Talk Think Those Us War Wars Who You Yourself I Think

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Many in local government will ask why should only a few areas have the freedoms and benefits of Enterprise Zone status while the majority lose out?

~Andy Sawford

Topics: Area Ask Benefits Enterprise Few Freedoms Government Local Local Government Lose Majority Many Only Out Should Status While Why Will Zone

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Free access to the single market will be granted to a country which accepts the four fundamental freedoms of movement of people, goods, services, and capital.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Accepts Access Capital Country Four Free Freedoms Fundamental Goods Granted Market Movement People Services Single Which Will

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I think we recognize as Americans there are certain things that are just primary to the freedoms and liberties that we enjoy here and religious freedom is one of the most important things we as Americans cherish.

~Ann Romney

Topics: American Certain Certain Things Cherish Enjoy Freedom Freedoms Here Important Important Things Just Liberties Most Primary Recognize Religious Religious Freedom The Most Important Things Think I Think

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The great question, is there anything at all which is worth fighting such a war about, with the devastating loss it will bring? I believe yes, there are some freedoms which to sacrifice would be EVEN worse.

~Anne Perry

Topics: About Anything Believe Bring Devastating Even Even Worse Fighting Freedoms Great Loss Question Sacrifice Some War Which Will Worse Worth Would Yes I Believe

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I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

Topics: Basic Certain Cultural Different Environment Even Everywhere Freedoms Live People Totally Want

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Freedom is a timeless value. The United Nations Charter calls for encouraging respect for fundamental freedoms. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights mentions freedom more than twenty times. All countries have committed to protecting individual freedoms on paper - but in practice, too many break their pledge.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Break Calls Charter Committed Countries Declaration Encouraging Freedom Freedoms Fundamental Human Human Rights Individual Many More Nations Paper Pledge Practice Protecting Respect Rights Than Timeless Times Too Twenty United United Nations Universal Value

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I am disturbed by how states abuse laws on Internet access. I am concerned that surveillance programmes are becoming too aggressive. I understand that national security and criminal activity may justify some exceptional and narrowly-tailored use of surveillance. But that is all the more reason to safeguard human rights and fundamental freedoms.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Abuse Access Activity Aggressive Am Becoming Concerned Criminal Disturbed Exceptional Freedoms Fundamental How Human Human Rights Internet Justify Laws May More National National Security Programmes Reason Rights Safeguard Security Some States Surveillance Too Understand Use I Am

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Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Basic Compass Deadly Direction Engaged Exercising Freedoms Global Intimidate Keep Moral Moral Compass Most Must Our Own People Pointed Spread Struggle Those Today Torture True Who Win Would

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