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The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
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.
Every law is an infraction of liberty.
Every law is an infraction of liberty.
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.
Peace is liberty in tranquillity.
Peace is liberty in tranquillity.
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
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.
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.
Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
