There are a lot of opinions flying around these days. With the presidential election just around the corner, it seems that everyone has something to say about who they’re voting for and what that decision means for America. But regardless of your political affiliation or beliefs, there’s one thing we can all agree on: free speech is a fundamental right in our country. In fact, our Founding Fathers enshrined freedom of speech in the very first amendment to our Constitution. And over time, American liberals have become associated with some truly powerful quotes about freedom and liberty. Here are just a few examples…

The best liberalism quotes

1. One of the big mysteries for many conservatives for many, many moons–including me–was the existence of liberal Jews who put liberalism before their Judaism. — Rush Limbaugh

2. Extreme liberalism is not a political philosophy. It is a mental disorder. — Michael Savage

3. The man in liberalism is usually going to be at fault. — Rush Limbaugh

4. Liberalism has become a special kind of stupid. — Rush Limbaugh

5. One of the big mysteries for many conservatives for many, many moons–including me–was the existence of liberal Jews who put liberalism before their Judaism. — Rush Limbaugh

6. T]he nags … the national association of gals, that’s our pet name for the NOW gang … the nags are a bunch of whores to liberalism. — Rush Limbaugh

7. Liberalism has become a special kind of stupid. — Rush Limbaugh

8. Liberals don’t believe that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. If they promoted that, there’d be no need for liberalism. — Rush Limbaugh

9. T]he nags … the national association of gals, that’s our pet name for the NOW gang … the nags are a bunch of whores to liberalism. — Rush Limbaugh

10. Liberalism has consequences. It has never worked, folks! It has never worked. And it has never fulfilled its promise. — Rush Limbaugh

11. Liberalism is [ CNN infobabes] religion; it’s all a matter of faith. Nobody attacking it is gonna be listened to. — Rush Limbaugh

12. The modern era of liberalism, the one we’re living in, really has as its focus or foundation that America is unjust, immoral, and corrupt, and from the days of our founding. — Rush Limbaugh

13. The modern era of liberalism, the one we’re living in, really has as its focus or foundation that America is unjust, immoral, and corrupt, and from the days of our founding. — Rush Limbaugh

14. Racism and bigotry generally are the great driving engines of modern American liberalism. Even a remote hint of racism can trigger a kind of moral entrepreneurism. — Shelby Steele

15. Extreme liberalism is not a political philosophy. It is a mental disorder. — Michael Savage

16. Liberalism is a scourge. It destroys the human spirit. It destroys prosperity. It assigns sameness to everybody. And wherever I find it, I oppose it. — Rush Limbaugh

17. The equation Bubble Tea = Something to Look Forward To depressurizes the misery of capitalism and is a Hello Kitty band–aid on the festering wound of Neo–Liberalism. — Vanessa Veselka

18. That’s what liberalism is all about, is promoting incompetence on the basis it’s fair, because people would be the best if they weren’t discriminated against. — Rush Limbaugh

19. Liberalism is a series of grievances in addition to everything else that it is. — Rush Limbaugh

20. Liberalism is a mental disorder. — Michael Savage

21. The Clinton health care initiative is] washed–over old–time bureaucratic liberalism, or centralized bureaucratic socialism. — Newt Gingrich

22. The equation Bubble Tea = Something to Look Forward To depressurizes the misery of capitalism and is a Hello Kitty band–aid on the festering wound of Neo–Liberalism. — Vanessa Veselka

23. Liberalism is assisting quality of life, whatever you may choose. — Ted Nugent

24. Extreme liberalism is not a political philosophy. It is a mental disorder. — Michael Savage

25. Racism and bigotry generally are the great driving engines of modern American liberalism. Even a remote hint of racism can trigger a kind of moral entrepreneurism. — Shelby Steele

26. Extreme liberalism is not a political philosophy. It is a mental disorder. — Michael Savage

27. To me, the failure of liberalism–the tradition I come from–was not recognizing there has to be justice across the generations. — Richard Lamm

28. Those who treat the muslim woman not as an individual but as a symbol either of Islamic chastity or secular liberalism are guilty of the same sin : the objectification of women — Reza Aslan

29. Racism and bigotry generally are the great driving engines of modern American liberalism. Even a remote hint of racism can trigger a kind of moral entrepreneurism. — Shelby Steele

30. To me, the failure of liberalism–the tradition I come from–was not recognizing there has to be justice across the generations. — Richard Lamm

31. The Clinton health care initiative is] washed–over old–time bureaucratic liberalism, or centralized bureaucratic socialism. — Newt Gingrich

32. Liberalism has consequences. It has never worked, folks! It has never worked. And it has never fulfilled its promise. — Rush Limbaugh

33. Liberalism is a series of grievances in addition to everything else that it is. — Rush Limbaugh

34. Liberals don’t believe that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. If they promoted that, there’d be no need for liberalism. — Rush Limbaugh

35. Conservatives suddenly saw that they needed to contest liberalism’s capture of the political and cultural establishment. — Shelby Steele

36. Liberalism is exhausted because it has become a corruption. — Shelby Steele

37. Liberalism is a mental disorder. — Michael Savage

38. The equation Bubble Tea = Something to Look Forward To depressurizes the misery of capitalism and is a Hello Kitty band–aid on the festering wound of Neo–Liberalism. — Vanessa Veselka

39. Liberalism is a mental disorder. — Michael Savage

40. Liberalism is assisting quality of life, whatever you may choose. — Ted Nugent

41. Liberalism is a scourge. It destroys the human spirit. It destroys prosperity. It assigns sameness to everybody. And wherever I find it, I oppose it. — Rush Limbaugh

42. Those who treat the muslim woman not as an individual but as a symbol either of Islamic chastity or secular liberalism are guilty of the same sin : the objectification of women — Reza Aslan

43. Liberalism is never gonna be that tiny or small. — Rush Limbaugh

44. The man in liberalism is usually going to be at fault. — Rush Limbaugh

45. The more that happens that makes sure liberals and liberalism remain a minority, the better off the world is gonna be and the better off this country is gonna be. — Rush Limbaugh

46. Does defending liberalism leave you friendless and perhaps wondering about your breath? — Phil Ochs

47. One of the big mysteries for many conservatives for many, many moons–including me–was the existence of liberal Jews who put liberalism before their Judaism. — Rush Limbaugh

48. Extreme liberalism is not a political philosophy. It is a mental disorder. — Michael Savage

49. Liberalism has consequences. It has never worked, folks! It has never worked. And it has never fulfilled its promise. — Rush Limbaugh

50. Liberalism is exhausted because it has become a corruption. — Shelby Steele

Conclusion

We hope that these quotes about liberalism have inspired you to think more deeply about the importance of this political philosophy. As we can see, liberalism has been used to promote progress and equality throughout history. It can be a powerful force for positive change, and it is worth exploring further. Thanks for reading!