The love of liberty with life is given,
And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.

The love of liberty with life is given,
And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.

Liberty's in every blow!
Let us do or die.

Liberty's in every blow!
Let us do or die.

It behoves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of read more

It behoves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.

Yes, while I stood and gazed, my temples bare,
And shot my being through earth, sea, and air,
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Yes, while I stood and gazed, my temples bare,
And shot my being through earth, sea, and air,
Possessing all things with intensest love,
O liberty! my spirit felt thee there.

By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By read more

By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the right to think wrong.

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.

I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.

I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.

Give me liberty, or give me death.

Give me liberty, or give me death.

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.