Yes, while I stood and gazed, my temples bare,
And shot my being through earth, sea, and air,
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Yes, while I stood and gazed, my temples bare,
And shot my being through earth, sea, and air,
Possessing all things with intensest love,
O liberty! my spirit felt thee there.

A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.

A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.

Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to read more

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.

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.