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Liberty's Unending, Fierce Embrace.
Freedom is the power to act, think, and speak without undue constraint, guided by one's own will and conscience. It is the cornerstone of human flourishing, allowing us to pursue our aspirations, express our individuality, and shape our destinies, ultimately leading to a life filled with purpose and meaning.
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# Freedom & Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

Context: • When asked who was the last player as good as César Cedeño to come into the league, as quoted in "Cedeno Is No. 1 in Baseball" by United Press Interntional, in The Bonham Daily Favorite (July 30, 1972)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Hank Aaron" (Quotes)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Hank Aaron" (Quotes)
“Me.”
— Hank Aaron

Context: • Response to Brian Williams' question during the South Carolina Democratic primary debates, asking if he could reassure voters that Biden had the "discipline [one] would need on the world stage".
• (April 26, 2007), South Carolina Democratic debate transcript, publisher: MSNBC, retrieved: 2008-08-23
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2000s, 2007)
• (April 26, 2007), South Carolina Democratic debate transcript, publisher: MSNBC, retrieved: 2008-08-23
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2000s, 2007)
“Yes.”
— Joe Biden

Context: • His response when asked how he liked school as a boy, as quoted in "Hogan Isn't Done, Warns Little; How Does Berra Like School? Closed, Naturally" by John P. Carmichael, in The Toledo Blade (Friday, April 23, 1954), p. 40.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Yogi Berra" (Quotes: Chronological, by date of first occurrence (where available) or by original publication date.)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Yogi Berra" (Quotes: Chronological, by date of first occurrence (where available) or by original publication date.)
“Closed.”
— Yogi Berra

Context: • 1 September 2022 tweet (just one word)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2022, September 2022)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2022, September 2022)
“democracy”
— Joe Biden

Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Aung San Suu Kyi" (Quotes, Opening Keynote Address at NGO Forum on Women, Beijing China (1995):
"Opening Keynote Address at NGO Forum on Women, Beijing " in the Video recording August 31, 1995 (august 31, 1995))
"Opening Keynote Address at NGO Forum on Women, Beijing " in the Video recording August 31, 1995 (august 31, 1995))
“I thank you”
— Aung San Suu Kyi
# Freedom & United States presidential candidates
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Context: • In 2011, referring to Donald Trump, to Maureen Dowd of The New York Times (Maureen Dowd (December 2, 2018), "The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story", The New York Times retrieved: December 10, 2018; w:Jeff Zeleny (December 5, 2018), Uneasy presidents club convenes at Bush funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; (December 5, 2018), "George W. Bush Eulogizes 'Best Father' at Solemn State Funeral", Fortune retrieved: December 10, 2018; Epstein, Jennifer (December 5, 2018), George W. Bush Eulogizes ‘Best Father’ at Solemn State Funeral, retrieved: December 10, 2018; Maureen Dowd (2016), The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics publisher: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9781455539246; Goldschlag, William; Janison, Dan (December 3, 2018), "Trump breaks character in show of respect for George H.W. Bush", Newsday retrieved: December 10, 2018)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George H. W. Bush" (Post presidency)
• Source: Wikiquote: "George H. W. Bush" (Post presidency)
“He's an ass.”
— George Herbert Walker Bush

Context: • DoD News Briefing on the issue of looting and chaos in Baghdad, Saturday, April 11, 2003 http://www.defenselink.mil/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=2367
• Source: Wikiquote: "Donald Rumsfeld" (Quotes, 2000s)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Donald Rumsfeld" (Quotes, 2000s)
“Stuff happens.”
— Donald Rumsfeld

Context: • on [[Twitter (September 26, 2021)]
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2021, September 2021)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2021, September 2021)
“It’s only fair”
— Joe Biden
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Context: • Small chatter with George W. Bush in the Oval Office
• Newsweek magazine
• Source: Wikiquote: "Bill Clinton" (Quotes, 2000s)
• Newsweek magazine
• Source: Wikiquote: "Bill Clinton" (Quotes, 2000s)
“I just love that rug.”
— William Jefferson Clinton
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Context: • Hebrew שלום, חבר ("Goodbye, friend"). Eulogy at the funeral of Yitzhak Rabin, Jerusalem (November 6, 1995)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Bill Clinton" (Quotes, 1990s)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Bill Clinton" (Quotes, 1990s)
“Shalom, haver.”
— William Jefferson Clinton
# Freedom & Living people

Context: • Speech honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., January 17, 2005, Clemson University
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joseph Lowery" (Quotes)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joseph Lowery" (Quotes)
“We are one.”
— Joseph Lowery

Context: • Andrew Porter, "Blair and Bush on tape, The Sun (18 July 2006).
• Tony Blair to George W. Bush, talking about UN chief Kofi Annan, at the G8 summit (17 July 2006). Bush's microphone had been left on by mistake.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Tony Blair" (Quotes, 2004–June 2007)
• Tony Blair to George W. Bush, talking about UN chief Kofi Annan, at the G8 summit (17 July 2006). Bush's microphone had been left on by mistake.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Tony Blair" (Quotes, 2004–June 2007)
“He is honey.”
— Tony Blair

Context: • answer on "The View" television program to question asking if she ever flies economy (December 14, 2005)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Gloria Estefan" (2007, 2008)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Gloria Estefan" (2007, 2008)
“Are you kidding me!”
— Gloria Estefan

Context: • English translation of Spanish lyric in Cuba Libre
• Source: Wikiquote: "Gloria Estefan" (2007, 2008)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Gloria Estefan" (2007, 2008)
“I want my Cuba free!”
— Gloria Estefan

Context: • Source: Wikiquote: "Isabel Allende" (Quotes, from Interviews, from interviews collected on author's website)
“The soul has no age.”
— Isabel Allende
# Freedom & Academics from the United States

Context: • As quoted in Margaret Mead: A Life (1984) by Jane Howard, p. 60
• Source: Wikiquote: "Margaret Mead" (Quotes, 1980s)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Margaret Mead" (Quotes, 1980s)
“Be lazy, go crazy.”
— Margaret Mead

Context: • p. 151
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Carson" (Quotes, Think Big (1996):
Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence, Zondervan Publishing. )
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Carson" (Quotes, Think Big (1996):
Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence, Zondervan Publishing. )
“You are what you think.”
— Ben Carson

Context: • p. 198
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Carson" (Quotes, Think Big (1996):
Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence, Zondervan Publishing. )
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Carson" (Quotes, Think Big (1996):
Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence, Zondervan Publishing. )
“God don't make no junk.”
— Ben Carson

Context: • p. 191
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Carson" (Quotes, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990):
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Review & Herald Pub., )
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Carson" (Quotes, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990):
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Review & Herald Pub., )
“It's all in God's hands.”
— Ben Carson
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Context: • Statement during 1992 US presidential campaign http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/Welfare/Accomp.html http://www.cnn.com/US/9608/22/welfare/ http://clinton1.nara.gov/White_House/Publications/html/briefs/iii-8.html http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/New/html/19990803.html
• Source: Wikiquote: "Bill Clinton" (Quotes, 1990s)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Bill Clinton" (Quotes, 1990s)
“End welfare as we know it.”
— William Jefferson Clinton
# Freedom & Non-fiction authors from the United States

Context: • What Time Is It? You Mean Now?: Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All, Simon and Schuster, 2003, , p. 123.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Yogi Berra" (Quotes: Chronological, by date of first occurrence (where available) or by original publication date., Yogiisms: The origin and date of first occurrence for most Yogiisms is unknown. These quotes from his writings are listed here alphabetically.)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Yogi Berra" (Quotes: Chronological, by date of first occurrence (where available) or by original publication date., Yogiisms: The origin and date of first occurrence for most Yogiisms is unknown. These quotes from his writings are listed here alphabetically.)
“Pair up in threes.”
— Yogi Berra

Context: • What Time Is It? You Mean Now?: Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All, Simon and Schuster, 2003, , p. 69.
• Source: Wikiquote: "Yogi Berra" (Quotes: Chronological, by date of first occurrence (where available) or by original publication date., Yogiisms: The origin and date of first occurrence for most Yogiisms is unknown. These quotes from his writings are listed here alphabetically.)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Yogi Berra" (Quotes: Chronological, by date of first occurrence (where available) or by original publication date., Yogiisms: The origin and date of first occurrence for most Yogiisms is unknown. These quotes from his writings are listed here alphabetically.)
“Little things are big.”
— Yogi Berra

Context: • Response to James L. Buckley addressing him as Professor Moynihan in a televised debate. (Query.nytimes.com)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Daniel Patrick Moynihan" (Quotes)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Daniel Patrick Moynihan" (Quotes)
“The mudslinging has begun.”
— Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Context: • 5 October 2022 during his visit to Fort Myers, Florida, where he was watching effects of Hurricane Ian alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis (tweet and youtube)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2022, October 2022)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Joe Biden" (Quotes, 2022, October 2022)
“No one fucks with a Biden.”
— Joe Biden

Context: • p. 63
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Carson" (Quotes, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990):
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Review & Herald Pub., )
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Carson" (Quotes, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990):
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Review & Herald Pub., )
“You have yourself to blame.”
— Ben Carson
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