Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!~ Patrick Henry
As I understand it, laws, commands, rules and edicts are for those who have not the light which makes plain the pathway.~ Anne Hutchinson
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom — these are the pillars of society.~ Henrik Ibsen
The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.~ John C. Calhoun
There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.~ Sir Francis Drake
There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in travelling in a stage-coach, that it is often a comfort to shift one's position and be bruised in a new place.~ Washington Irving
I'm sure w all agree that we ought to love one another, and I know there are people in the world who do not love their fellow human beings — and I hate people like that!~ Tom Lehrer
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.~ Isaac Asimov
Do not that to another, which thou wouldest not have done to thy selfe.~ Thomas Hobbes
