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Liberal Quotes

"A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man."

"A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man."

Cyrano de Bergerac, French Playwright

Liberal, Man, Witty

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"A liberal is a man who will give away everything he doesn't own."

"A liberal is a man who will give away everything he doesn't own."

Frank Dane, American Humorist

Liberal, Man, Will

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"To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree."

"To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree."

Peter Gay, American Historian

Liberal, Temperament

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"American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon."

"American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon."

Hubert H. Humphrey, American Politician

Liberal, Ocean, Opinion, Public

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"Is the New York Times a Liberal Newspaper? Of course it is."

"Is the New York Times a Liberal Newspaper? Of course it is."

Daniel Okrent, American Editor

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"The word liberal distinguishes whatever nourishes the mind and spirit from the training which is merely practical or professional or from the trivialities which are no training at all."

"The word liberal distinguishes whatever nourishes the mind and spirit from the training which is merely practical or professional or from the trivialities which are no training at all."

Alan K. Simpson, American Politician

Liberal, Mind, Spirit, Training

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"If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone."

"If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone."

Daniel Keys Moran, American Writer

Liberal, Philosophy

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"But I think it's undeniable that the Times is a liberal paper."

"But I think it's undeniable that the Times is a liberal paper."

Daniel Okrent, American Editor

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"Conservatives, despite their increasingly powerful presence on cable TV and talk radio, feel excluded and disregarded by the longstanding preponderance of liberal voices on public television."

"Conservatives, despite their increasingly powerful presence on cable TV and talk radio, feel excluded and disregarded by the longstanding preponderance of liberal voices on public television."

Michael Medved, American Journalist

Liberal, Public, Talk, Television

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"I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal."

"I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal."

Paul Wellstone, American Politician

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"I've always been a liberal and I've always had strong socialist leanings."

"I've always been a liberal and I've always had strong socialist leanings."

David Lloyd, British Artist

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"The place to find the explanation for the liberal-activist mindset of the courts is in the political arena."

"The place to find the explanation for the liberal-activist mindset of the courts is in the political arena."

Stockwell Day, Canadian Politician

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"I'm a liberal arts junkie."

"I'm a liberal arts junkie."

Mary Chapin Carpenter, American Musician

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"When I'm asked who my audience is, I say someone with an open mind, which is not a vacant one and sometimes a liberal mind is not the same thing as an open one."

"When I'm asked who my audience is, I say someone with an open mind, which is not a vacant one and sometimes a liberal mind is not the same thing as an open one."

Todd Solondz, American Writer

Liberal, Mind, Open

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"It is said that a neo-conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality."

"It is said that a neo-conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality."

Stockwell Day, Canadian Politician

Liberal, Reality

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"The silent majority really is a liberal majority, even though the word liberal has taken a real beating over the last 20 years by radical conservatives."

"The silent majority really is a liberal majority, even though the word liberal has taken a real beating over the last 20 years by radical conservatives."

Robert Reich, American Economist

Liberal, Majority, Radical, Word

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"Yes, I'm of the old guard, liberal Republican."

"Yes, I'm of the old guard, liberal Republican."

Mark Hatfield, American Politician

Liberal, Old, Republican

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"Liberal soccer moms are precisely as likely to receive anthrax in the mail as to develop a capacity for linear thinking."

"Liberal soccer moms are precisely as likely to receive anthrax in the mail as to develop a capacity for linear thinking."

Ann Coulter, American Journalist

Liberal, Mail, Soccer, Thinking

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"A dog is like a liberal. He wants to please everybody. A cat really doesn't need to know that everybody loves him."

"A dog is like a liberal. He wants to please everybody. A cat really doesn't need to know that everybody loves him."

William Kunstler, American Activist

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"This liberal progressive agenda... is the antithesis of who we are as a constitutional republic."

"This liberal progressive agenda... is the antithesis of who we are as a constitutional republic."

Allen West, American Politician

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"The band has a liberal philosophy - that's sort of a given."

"The band has a liberal philosophy - that's sort of a given."

Thurston Moore, American Musician

Liberal, Philosophy

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"Bill Rehnquist makes Barry Goldwater look like a liberal."

"Bill Rehnquist makes Barry Goldwater look like a liberal."

John Dean, American Lawyer

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"A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything."

"A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything."

Max Eastman, American Author

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"I am certainly a liberal."

"I am certainly a liberal."

Kathleen Turner, American Actress

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"If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today."

"If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today."

Thomas Sowell, American Economist

Liberal, Play, Radical, Rules

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"If a liberal News channel were launched it would fall flat on its face."

"If a liberal News channel were launched it would fall flat on its face."

Paul Weyrich, American Critic

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"You can't get much more liberal than John Kerry is. I mean, he's my candidate, but, I mean, come on."

"You can't get much more liberal than John Kerry is. I mean, he's my candidate, but, I mean, come on."

Don Imus, American Celebrity

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"'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'"

"'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'"

Mason Cooley, American Writer

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"Whenever a liberal begins a statement with 'I don't know which is more frightening,' you know the answer is going to be pretty clear."

"Whenever a liberal begins a statement with 'I don't know which is more frightening,' you know the answer is going to be pretty clear."

Ann Coulter, American Journalist

Liberal, Pretty

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"The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds."

"The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

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"In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred."

"In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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