War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men
--Georges Clemenceau
Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without
freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt
--Bergen Evans The Natural History of Nonsense
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue
--Senator Barry Goldwater (1909-1998)
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
--William Pitt (1759-1806)
Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people.
Action, self-reliance, the vision of self and the future have
been the only means by which the oppressed have seen and realized
the light of their own f it, and to institute new Government,
laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers
in such form, as them shall seem most likely to effect their
Safety and Happiness.
--Declaration of Independence
The Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands.
One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
--The Pledge of Allegiance
The cost of liberty is less than the cost of repression.
--WEB Dubois
Perhaps this is our strange and haunting paradox here in America --
that we are fixed and certain only when we are in movement.
--Thomas Wolfe You Can't Go Home Again
Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come
from the subjects of government. The history of liberty is the
history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of the
limitation of governmental power, not the increase of it
--Woodrow Wilson
The purpose of all war is ultimately peace.
--Saint Augustine
And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free,
and I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me
and I'll proudly stand next to him to defend her still today,
cuz there aint no doubt I love this land, god bless the usa
--Lee Greenwood
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.
--John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address Washington, D.C. January 20, 1961
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry,
Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun!
The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears
the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field!
Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish?
What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet,
as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?
Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take;
but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
--Patrick Henry March 23,1775
Till the war-drum throbb`d no longer, and the battle-flags were furl`d;
In the parliament of man; the Federation of the world.
--Alfred Tennyson
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