Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Fragility of freedom Threats to freedom Freedom

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

Address to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Address to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. 30 Mar. 1961, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

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Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Reagan, Ronald. "Tear Down This Wall!" 12 June 1987, Brandenburg Gate, West Berlin, Germany.

Another quote from the 1960s

I hope I die before I get old.

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My Generation

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Topic
Old age
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The Who
Source
My Generation
Medium
Song
Genre
Rock music
Statement Type
Wish
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Townshend, Peter. My Generation. Performed by The Who. Brunswick Records, 1965.

Another quote about Freedom

The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.

Louis Brandeis

Olmstead v. United States

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Topic
Threats to freedom Freedom

Author

Louis Brandeis
Source
Olmstead v. United States
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Dissenting opinion Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1928 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Brandeis, Louis. Dissenting Opinion. Olmstead v. United States. United States Reports, vol. 277, 4 June 1928, pp. 471-485. Justia, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/277/438/.

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The destiny of the colored American…is the destiny of America.

Frederick Douglass

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Black Americans Race in America America
Speaker
Frederick Douglass
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1862 1860s 19th century
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Citation

Douglass, Frederick. "The Future of the Negro People of the Slave States." Emancipation League meeting. 12 Feb. 1862, Tremont Temple, Boston, MA, USA.