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“To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing” Raymond Williams
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing” Raymond Williams
“I believe in freedom with the same burning delight, the same faith, the same intense abandon which attended its birth on this continent more than a century and a half ago. … I am in love with freedom and that it is an affair of long standing and that it is a fine state to be in..” E B White
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“I believe in freedom with the same burning delight, the same faith, the same intense abandon which attended its birth on this continent more than a century and a half ago. … I am in love with freedom and that it is an affair of long standing and that it is a fine state to be in..” E B White
"Liberals must ever insist that each enlargement of the authority and functions of the State must justify itself as an enlargement of personal liberty, interfering with individuals only in order to set free new and larger opportunities." Hobson
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"Liberals must ever insist that each enlargement of the authority and functions of the State must justify itself as an enlargement of personal liberty, interfering with individuals only in order to set free new and larger opportunities." Hobson
“He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.” John Stuart Mill 1859
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.” John Stuart Mill 1859
We remember today those who fought for this freedom.
"No man who knows aught can be so stupid to deny that all men were naturally born free," John Milton
"No man who knows aught can be so stupid to deny that all men were naturally born free," John Milton
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We remember today those who fought for this freedom.
"No man who knows aught can be so stupid to deny that all men were naturally born free," John Milton
"No man who knows aught can be so stupid to deny that all men were naturally born free," John Milton
"Each nation gives life to democracy in its own way... But history offers a clear verdict: governments that respect the will of their own people, that govern by consent, and not coercion, are more prosperous, they are more stable, and more successful than governments that do not." Barack Obama 2009
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"Each nation gives life to democracy in its own way... But history offers a clear verdict: governments that respect the will of their own people, that govern by consent, and not coercion, are more prosperous, they are more stable, and more successful than governments that do not." Barack Obama 2009
"To elect and to reject is the prerogative of the free people." Thomas Paine
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"To elect and to reject is the prerogative of the free people." Thomas Paine
“We believe in the intrinsic value of every human being, and we are deeply optimistic about people. We believe that our role – and the role of government – is to ensure they have the power and freedom to thrive and fulfil their potential.” Leading the Way policy review 2025
November 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“We believe in the intrinsic value of every human being, and we are deeply optimistic about people. We believe that our role – and the role of government – is to ensure they have the power and freedom to thrive and fulfil their potential.” Leading the Way policy review 2025
“In our rapidly changing society we can count on only two things that will never change. ... the will to change and the fear of change. [T]he will to change motivates us to seek help. It is the fear of change that motivates us to resist the very help we seek.” Harriet Lerner, The Dance of Intimacy
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“In our rapidly changing society we can count on only two things that will never change. ... the will to change and the fear of change. [T]he will to change motivates us to seek help. It is the fear of change that motivates us to resist the very help we seek.” Harriet Lerner, The Dance of Intimacy
“We know the way to build that fair, free and open society is to empower individuals, businesses and communities to make their own choices – not to subjugate them to the power of the state, or powerful vested interests.” Leading the Way policy review 2025
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“We know the way to build that fair, free and open society is to empower individuals, businesses and communities to make their own choices – not to subjugate them to the power of the state, or powerful vested interests.” Leading the Way policy review 2025
An apposite quote for Guy Fawkes day.
“Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.” JB Pritzker, governor of Illinois
“Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.” JB Pritzker, governor of Illinois
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
An apposite quote for Guy Fawkes day.
“Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.” JB Pritzker, governor of Illinois
“Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.” JB Pritzker, governor of Illinois
“There are enemies, difficulties to be faced, decisions to be made, and passions to be generated. The enemies are complacency and wrong values and inertia in the face of incompetence and injustice. It is against this enemy we march.” Jo Grimond
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“There are enemies, difficulties to be faced, decisions to be made, and passions to be generated. The enemies are complacency and wrong values and inertia in the face of incompetence and injustice. It is against this enemy we march.” Jo Grimond
“We exist to build a free society where every person’s rights and liberties are protected. Everyone should be able to live their lives as who they are: free to pursue their dreams and fulfil their potential, safe in the knowledge that their fundamental rights will be protected.” Leading the Way 2025
November 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“We exist to build a free society where every person’s rights and liberties are protected. Everyone should be able to live their lives as who they are: free to pursue their dreams and fulfil their potential, safe in the knowledge that their fundamental rights will be protected.” Leading the Way 2025
“Liberalism has the necessary beliefs and arguments; all it requires is liberals with confidence to deploy them.” Michael Meadowcroft
October 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“Liberalism has the necessary beliefs and arguments; all it requires is liberals with confidence to deploy them.” Michael Meadowcroft
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy." Abraham Lincoln 1858
October 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy." Abraham Lincoln 1858
“Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the ease with which the many are governed by the few and the implicit submission with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers.” David Hume 1742
October 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the ease with which the many are governed by the few and the implicit submission with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers.” David Hume 1742
“The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think.” Oliver Wendell Holmes 1860
October 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think.” Oliver Wendell Holmes 1860
“We are part of the community of Europe and must do our duty as such.” William Gladstone
October 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“We are part of the community of Europe and must do our duty as such.” William Gladstone
"I have never advocated or asked for special rights or special sympathy for working people. What I stand for is equal rights for all people.” Henry George
October 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"I have never advocated or asked for special rights or special sympathy for working people. What I stand for is equal rights for all people.” Henry George
“The elementary desire to be free is the force behind all liberties.” Ralf Dahrendorf
October 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“The elementary desire to be free is the force behind all liberties.” Ralf Dahrendorf
“The outstanding merit of Liberalism as a political creed – that it stands for the general interest – means that the Liberal party, unlike both its rivals, cannot count on automatic support from any sectional interest. It must build its own organisation for itself and its ideals.” William Beveridge
October 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“The outstanding merit of Liberalism as a political creed – that it stands for the general interest – means that the Liberal party, unlike both its rivals, cannot count on automatic support from any sectional interest. It must build its own organisation for itself and its ideals.” William Beveridge
“True Liberalism isn't about free markets but free people. That's why Liberalism started in the movements to end absolute monarchy and despotism.
The real shibboleth of Liberalism is not the smallest possible state but the desire to empower each and every individual.” Stephen Richmond
The real shibboleth of Liberalism is not the smallest possible state but the desire to empower each and every individual.” Stephen Richmond
October 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“True Liberalism isn't about free markets but free people. That's why Liberalism started in the movements to end absolute monarchy and despotism.
The real shibboleth of Liberalism is not the smallest possible state but the desire to empower each and every individual.” Stephen Richmond
The real shibboleth of Liberalism is not the smallest possible state but the desire to empower each and every individual.” Stephen Richmond
“If liberalism is to mean anything at all, it is duty bound to support without hesitation the dissenting individual over the group, the heretic over the orthodox, innovation over stagnation, and free speech over offense.” Maajid Nawaz
October 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“If liberalism is to mean anything at all, it is duty bound to support without hesitation the dissenting individual over the group, the heretic over the orthodox, innovation over stagnation, and free speech over offense.” Maajid Nawaz
“The only part of the conduct of anyone for which he is amenable to society is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.” John Stuart Mill 1859
September 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“The only part of the conduct of anyone for which he is amenable to society is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.” John Stuart Mill 1859
"High wages and universal reading are the two elements of democracy; where they coexist, all government, except the government of public opinion, is impossible." John Stuart Mill 1836
September 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"High wages and universal reading are the two elements of democracy; where they coexist, all government, except the government of public opinion, is impossible." John Stuart Mill 1836