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Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, read more
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
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.
Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for read more
Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.
Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress read more
Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.
The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal
vigilance.
The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal
vigilance.
Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself.
Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself.
To brand man with infamy, and let him free, is an absurdity that
peoples our forests with assassins.
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To brand man with infamy, and let him free, is an absurdity that
peoples our forests with assassins.
[Fr., Rendre l'homme infame, et le laisser libre, est une
absurdite qui peuple nos forets d'assassins.]
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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.
