Tuesday, July 5, 2011

quotes of independence day | #liberty


George Washington, Independence Day

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" – Declaration of Independence
"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth." - George Washington
"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people." - George Washington 
"Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" - Abraham Lincoln
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves" - Abraham Lincoln
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country" - Benjamin Franklin
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty" - John F. Kennedy
"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country" - John F. Kennedy
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed" - Martin Luther King, Jr. 

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