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When Liberty from Greece withdrew,
And o'er the Adriatic flew,
To where the Tiber pours his urn,
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When Liberty from Greece withdrew,
And o'er the Adriatic flew,
To where the Tiber pours his urn,
She struck the rude Tarpeian rock;
Sparks were kindled by the shock--
Again thy fires began to burn.
He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.
He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?
For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
If you pinch the sea of its liberty, though it be walls of stone
or brass, it will beat read more
If you pinch the sea of its liberty, though it be walls of stone
or brass, it will beat them down.
'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
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'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
And we are weeds without it.
A free man is as jealous of his responsibilities as he is of his liberties.
A free man is as jealous of his responsibilities as he is of his liberties.