The article contains quotes from Mike Pompeo. These quotes deal with the concept of liberty or freedom. Each quote is accompanied by a photo of Mr. Pompeo.
“A free people cannot survive the unrelenting growth of government.”
“Of standing for freedom, together, wherever liberty is threatened.”
“We knew then that if West Berlin fell, freedom would die in that part of the world.”
“If we don’t defend religious freedom, no one else will.”
“It is absolutely imperative that we permit religious freedom to expand everywhere.”
“As Secretary, I fought for religious liberty as a foremost human right.”
“We can never give an inch of defense of American sovereignty at home or abroad, because a free and sovereign nation requires each of us to be free.”
“A free people cannot survive the unrelenting growth of government. Pervasive regulation, taxes, and government controls don’t just cause inflation – they erode the American commitment to the dignity of hard work, the fairness of playing by the rules, and goodness of doing what is right.”
“Free and flourishing societies cannot be nurtured only by the hand of government. They must be nurtured through patriotic educators, present fathers and mothers, humble pastors, next-door neighbors, steady volunteers, honest businesspeople, and so many other faithful, quiet citizens.”
“The dark future of a world under a communist dictatorship, empowered by economic strength and next generation technologies, has become more and more realistic.”
“Where religious liberty flourishes, freedom tends to flourish as well. And where religious freedom is denied, you can bet that tyranny will follow. That is why religious freedom must be a central issue, not a side issue, in foreign policy.”
“This is because the right to bear arms empowers a people and is the last safeguard of their liberties – the necessary freedom allowing for self-defense and the ultimate check on authoritarianism.”
“Our Founding Fathers considered this right important enough to make it a part of our Constitution and regarded gun ownership as a personal, fundamental right.”
“The human-rights cause once united people from disparate nations and cultures in the effort to secure fundamental freedoms and fight evils like Nazism, communism and apartheid. We have lost that focus today. Rights claims are often aimed more at rewarding interest groups and dividing humanity into subgroups.”
“During my time as Secretary, there was no privilege more wonderful than being able to bring home Americans detained in foreign countries.”
“The Biden Administration’s approach is intentional. Its continued failure to fight for religious freedom abroad is symptomatic of the progressive ideology to which it subscribes.”
“All Americans, including family business owners, must be free to live and work according to their beliefs without fear of government punishment….”
“Plenty of Kansans start organizations to bring their beliefs into the marketplace, and the Court has rightly affirmed that they don’t surrender their freedom when they open a family business.”
“No society can retain a virtuous and worthy character if its people cannot worship as they see fit.”
“We can never give an inch in making sure that this American miracle—the ability to worship who we choose—is at the bedrock of who we are.”
“Virtue is the prerequisite for freedom for it provides the boundary that enables exercise, without unduly limiting or infringing upon the rights of others.”
“Liberty is freedom. Liberty is freedom from molestation by an oppressive government or authority.”
“In our country, America’s founders decided that people of a common past, people of a shared future, people of a common purpose have the right to choose a path for themselves.”
“Liberty as promised in our Declaration of Independence and as guaranteed by our Constitution… is thus only possible, if limited government is practiced and not enlarged for expansive government, through its desire to accrete power, subverts individual agency and choice, ultimately destroying liberty.”
“Timidity, in the face of evil emboldens tyrants.”
“We must not ever allow the communist model for development to proliferate, for it’s a kleptocracy. It is autocratic rule by thieves….”
