Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic read more

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

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

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

When every autumn people said it could not last through the winter, and when every spring there was still no read more

When every autumn people said it could not last through the winter, and when every spring there was still no end in sight, only the hope that out of it all some good would accrue to mankind kept men and nations fighting. When at last it was over, the war had many diverse results and one dominant one transcending all others: disillusion.

So free we seem, so fettered fast we are.

So free we seem, so fettered fast we are.

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace is an interlude during war.

I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace is an interlude during war.

What light is to the eyes--what air is to the lungs--what love is to the heart, liberty is to the read more

What light is to the eyes--what air is to the lungs--what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.