“To me this question of just what freedom is lies at the very heart of a great deal of what i do. The souls that i most admire are those that seem to have transcended social convention and cultural conditioning.”

* "Creative destruction is our middle name, both within our own society and abroad. We tear down the old order every day, from business to science, literature, art, architecture, and cinema to politics and the law. Our enemies have always hated this whirlwind of energy and creativity, which menaces their traditions (whatever they may be) and shames them for their inability to keep pace. Seeing America undo traditional societies, they fear us, for they do not wish to be undone. They cannot feel secure so long as we are there, for our very existence—our existence, not our politics—threatens their legitimacy. They must attack us in order to survive, just as we must destroy them to advance our historic mission."

- neoconservative Michael Ledeen in the book "The War Against the Terror Masters"

"Our revolutionary values are part of our genetic make-up. … We drive the revolution because of what we represent: the most successful experiment in human freedom. … We are an ideological nation, and our most successful leaders are ideologues.”

- neoconservative Michael Ledeen in the book "Freedom Betrayed"