4th Of July Quotes - Page 11

The basis of a democratic state is liberty

Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world.

Gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder, I gain'd my freedom.

The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American.

Liberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be great in both in proportion as it is free.

Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountainside Let freedom ring!

Liberty, as well as honor, man ought to preserve at the hazard of his life, for without it life is insupportable

Not to sound overly cheesy but I really appreciate the freedom we have in America - especially as a female.

Enjoy the peace your valor won. Let independence be our boast, Ever mindful what it cost; Ever grateful for the prize, Let its altar reach the skies!

No place better than Indiana on July 4th. Looking forward to a great weekend.

The experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself-always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by adversity.

There is something magnificent in having a country to love.

When I was little I thought, isn't it nice that everybody celebrates on my birthday? Because it's July 4th.

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

The United States is not a nation of people which in the long run allows itself to be pushed around.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the latter.

Love your Neighbour; yet don't pull down your Hedge.

Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital.

We live in a new and exceptional age. America is another word for Opportunity. Our whole history appears like a last effort of the Divine Providence in behalf of the human race; and a literal, slavish following of precedents, as by a justice of the peace, is not for those who at this hour lead the AMERICAN CIVILIZATION.

Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.

Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more.

My definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences.

That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges.