4th Of July Quotes - Page 8

In a government bottomed on the will of all, the... liberty of every individual citizen becomes interesting to all.

All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view. The palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of god. These are grounds of hope for others. For ourselves, let the annual return of this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them.

We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government it's surest support.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

When my country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir.

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the world with a right to his own person, which includes the liberty of moving and using it at his own will. This is what is called personal liberty, and is given him by the Author

A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.

It's all flags, fireworks, family, food and fun That's July Four July Five, the fun is done The fireworks are no more

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

America is not just a country, it's an idea.

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.

Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others.

A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject of all, subject to all.

I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free.

I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.

There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.

Liberty is the breath of life to nations.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have either one.

There are those, I know, who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American dream.

Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own.

He loves his country best who strives to make it best.

There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us.