Quote by Dan Rather
A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when nec

A free and truly independent press – fiercely independent when necessary – is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy. – Dan Rather

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Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit, listened to Willie Nelson tapes and watched old baseball games on the Classic Sports network. And, tell you the truth, I have done that for maybe about five total minutes. – Dan Rather

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Sports
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I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II. – Dan Rather

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War
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The communitarians may say youve been enjoying too much individual freedom, and that you must give up some of that for the benefit of the community. But they really mean that they want more power over your life – to force you to subsidize, obey and conform to their choices. – Harry Browne

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Freedom

There are two freedoms – the false, where a man is free to do what he likes the true, where he is free to do what he ought. – Charles Kingsley

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Freedom

I needed freedom to really express myself. Thats really what Justified is about. – Justin Timberlake

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Freedom

When the United States was founded, the very idea of a nation premised on democratic principles of freedom and tolerance was viewed by the vast majority of the world as an experiment doomed to fail. Dictatorships, monarchies, and theocracies had for many centuries ruled the world. – Eliot Spitzer

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Freedom

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Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary. – Mark Twain

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Make your life a mission-not an intermission. – Arnold Glasgow

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But more impressive than the facts and figures as to height, width, age, etc., are the entrancing beauty and tranquility that pervade the forest, the feelings of peace, awe and reverence that it inspires. – George McDonald, Dollarwise Guide to California and Las Vegas, 1983, about Muir

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Success four flights Thursday morning all against twenty one mile wind started from Level with engine power alone speed through air thirty one miles longest 57 second inform Press home Christmas. – Orville Wright

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