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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.

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Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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The tree of liberty grows only when watered by the blood of
tyrants.
[Fr., L'arbre de la liberte read more

The tree of liberty grows only when watered by the blood of
tyrants.
[Fr., L'arbre de la liberte ne croit qu'arrose par le sang des
tyrans.]

by Bertrand Barere Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have frequently been forged in cases read more

It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have frequently been forged in cases involving not very nice people.

by Felix Frankfurter Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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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.

by John Cotton Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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One's liberty should end when it becomes the curse of his neighbor.

One's liberty should end when it becomes the curse of his neighbor.

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I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to read more

I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.

by Harriet Tubman Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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