"Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do." ― Charles Schumer Topic(s): Freedom More From Charles Schumer "I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it." "I’m strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants." "I made education the highest priority of my campaign – actually education and jobs – and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it." More In Freedom "The precondition to freedom is security."― Rand Beers "A true friend is someone who is there for you when he’d rather be anywhere else."― Len Wein "Many people don’t understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz… And that is really the idea of democracy – freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don’t just get out there and do anything you want."― Dave Brubeck