thoughtful"The Constitution of the United States of America"
"American Revolution"
The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation. ~Woodrow Wilson
America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact - the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality. ~Adlai Stevenson
Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. ~James Bryce
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. ~Abraham Lincoln
He loves his country best who strives to make it best. ~Robert G. Ingersoll
Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.” ~Author Unknown
I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery. ~Author Unknown
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. ~George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, "Maxims: Liberty and Equality," 1905
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine
We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. ~William Faulkner
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. ~Author unknown, sometimes attributed to M. Grundler
We are free, truly free, when we don't need to rent our arms to anybody in order to be able to lift a piece of bread to our mouths. ~Ricardo Flores Magon, speech, 31 May 1914
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from." ~Marilyn vos Savant, inParade
This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. ~Theodore Roosevelt
Our country, right or wrong: If right, to be KEPT right; if wrong, to be MADE right. ~Carl Schurz
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. ~William J. Clinton
July 4 2010, 15:15:58 UTC 11 years ago
but much as libertarians like to fancy themselves Rough Riders,
The Theodore Roosevelt administration did more to restrain industry
than all previous administrations combined.
July 4 2010, 21:10:51 UTC 11 years ago