“We’re at a very crucial crossroads in American history. We have to be well-informed, not only about current events but well-versed in the basics of our rights and duties as citizens. If not, in perceived times of crisis, we may very well find ourselves in the clutches of a governmental system that is alien to everything America stands for. And as astute political leaders have recognized, the mass of citizens will continue to be misinformed and easily led. Therein is the menace to our freedoms.”
Author John W. Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute.
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Select quotes from Whitehead’s book:

– “No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.“
Barbara Ehrenreich, author

– “As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air – however slight – lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.”
William O. Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1939-1975

– “A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
Edward R. Murrow, CBS News Anchor, circa 1950s

– “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out–
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me–and there was no one left to speak for me.”
Martin Niemöller, prominent Protestant pastor, emerged as an outspoken public foe of Adolf Hitler.
Inscription at the U.S. Holocaust Museum

– “The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.”
John F. Kennedy, 35th U. S. President, 1961-1963