"One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it." ― Ferdinand Mount Topic(s): Freedom More From Ferdinand Mount "For all its terrible faults, in one sense America is still the last, best hope of mankind, because it spells out so vividly the kind of happiness that most people actually want, regardless of what they are told they ought to want." "We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity." "According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with Iraq that he failed to take action against Osama Bin Laden despite repeated warnings from his intelligence experts." More In Freedom "Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."― Hans Christian Andersen "Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom."― John Kenneth Galbraith "Israel was not created in order to disappear – Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom."― John F. Kennedy