Hubert H. Humphrey Quotes About Liberty
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Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms. This is not to say that firearms should not be very carefully used and that definite safety rules of precaution should not be taught and enforced. But the right of citizens to bear arms is just one more guarantee against arbitrary government, and one more safeguard against tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible.
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Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man.
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And it is to these rights - the right of law and order, the right of life, the right of liberty, the right of a job, the right of a home in a decent neighborhood, and the right to an education - it is to these rights that I pledge my life and whatever capacity and ability I have.
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There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free.
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The ugliness of bigotry stands in direct contradiction to the very meaning of America.
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When we say, 'One nation under God, with liberty and justice for all', we are talking about all people. We either ought to believe it or quit saying it .
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Hubert H. Humphrey
- Born: May 27, 1911
- Died: January 13, 1978
- Occupation: Former Vice President of the United States
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