There is no way around the contradictions and dangers inherent in Israel's decision to free over 1,000 prisoners in order to liberate Gilad... →
Elliott Abrams
While Argentina, Brazil, and Chile - what in textbooks used to be called the ABC countries - seem settled into democratic politics and free market... →
They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend... →
Chinua Achebe
On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society... →
Kathy Acker
From the U.S. Capitol Building to the White House, our national symbols that represent freedom to so many of us, were built by people who were... →
Gary Ackerman
Liberty is the condition of duty, the guardian of conscience. It grows as conscience grows. The domains of both grow together. Liberty is safety from... →
John Acton
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.
Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself.
Henry Adams
If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
Jack Adams
The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.
John Adams