As crucial as religion has been and is to the life of the nation America's unifying force has never been a specific faith but a commitment to freedom - not least freedom of conscience.

And it's one thing to give people freedom and something else to deny the rights of Christians to assert their faith in order to keep Hindus from feeling upset.

Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life.

We have convinced over one billion members of the Islamic faith that we are prejudiced against their religion that we would deny them freedom of religion that we want suppress their culture and invade their governments.

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.

There is nothing wrong with America that faith love of freedom intelligence and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

Acting allows me the freedom to let go to be in the moment to be spontaneous. I no longer have the fear of losing of failure.

Is anarchism possible? The failure of attempts to attain freedom does not mean the cause is lost.

We know there is no such thing as freedom without the risk of failure.

Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.