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.

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
And we are read more

'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
And we are weeds without it.

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.

Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

As so often before, liberty has been wounded in the house of its
friends. Liberty in the wild and read more

As so often before, liberty has been wounded in the house of its
friends. Liberty in the wild and freakish hands of fanatics has
once more, as frequently in the past, proved the effective
helpmate of autocracy and the twin-brother of tyranny.

Crescat scientia, vita excolatur
[Let knowledge grow, let life be enriched]

Crescat scientia, vita excolatur
[Let knowledge grow, let life be enriched]

Defence, not defiance.

Defence, not defiance.

If liberty has any meaning it means freedom to improve.

If liberty has any meaning it means freedom to improve.