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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.
"The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our read more
"The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood. It will bring a mark of everlasting infamy on the present generation – enlightened as it is – if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of designing men." -Samuel Adams
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.
Liberty's in every blow!
Let us do or die.
Liberty's in every blow!
Let us do or die.
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.
Where liberty dwells, there is my country.
Where liberty dwells, there is my country.
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.
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord
is, there is liberty.
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord
is, there is liberty.
One's liberty should end when it becomes the curse of his neighbor.
One's liberty should end when it becomes the curse of his neighbor.