The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion, it will cease to be free for religion.
Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter mush. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the ex...
To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds.
But freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the ex...
It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.
It is in the country's best interest that Tony Blair rather than Michael Howard should form the next government.