"Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended." ― George W. Bush Topic(s): Freedom More From George W. Bush "If you’re sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign." "I just didn’t want to get out there anymore; I didn’t want to get back into what I call ‘the swamp.’ And the other reason why is I don’t think it’s good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama’s got plenty of critics – and I’m just not gonna be one." "The United States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins. The killers will fail, and the Iraqi people will live in freedom." More In Freedom "I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom."― Thomas Carlyle "I will not become a Napoleon nor an Alexander, and labour for my own ambition; but I will labour for freedom and for the moral well-being of man."― Lajos Kossuth "Men like me, who merely wish to establish political freedom, will in such circumstances lose all their influence, and others will get influence who may become dangerous to all established interests whatsoever."― Lajos Kossuth