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, British revolutionary (1737-1809)
That which distinguishes this day from all others is that both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges.
– John Burroughs, naturalist, essayist (1837-1921)
Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
– Louis D. Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice (1856-1941)
Where liberty dwells, there is my country.
– Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father (1706-1790)
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
– Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President (1743-1826)
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
– George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright (1856-1950)
You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and flies die from happiness.
– Erma Bombeck, humorist, columnist (1927-1996)
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