July Quotes
Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.63, Taylor Trade Publications
Benjamin Franklin (1907). “The Franklin Year Book: Maxims and Morals from the Great Philosopher”
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Letter to Henry L. Pierce and Others, 6 Apr. 1859
We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.
William Faulkner (2011). “Essays, Speeches & Public Letters”, p.151, Modern Library
First Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1861
George Washington, Stephen Lucas (1999). “The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot”, p.97, Rowman & Littlefield
Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
Pope John Paul II (1999). “Celebrate the Third Millennium!: Facing the Future with Hope”, Servant Publications
"The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: Volume 3". Book by Jonathan Elliot, 1836.
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
"The Liberty Song" (song) (1768). "United we stand, divided we fall!" became a slogan of the American Revolution.
Keynote speech given at the Second National Negro Congress, 1937.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.
Declaration of Sentiments, First Woman's Rights
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
"Letter from Birmingham Jail," 16 Apr. 1963
Woodrow Wilson, Arthur Stanley Link, Woodrow Wilson Foundation, Princeton University (1988). “The papers of Woodrow Wilson”
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Common Sense (1776)
Resolution presented to Continental Congress, 7 June 1776