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Give Me Liberty
«Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains or slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take but as for me; give me liberty or give me death!»
Author: Patrick Henry
(Lawyer)
| About:
God,
Wishes
| Keywords:
Almighty, Almighty God, chains, forbid, for dear life, Give Me Liberty, Liberty Or Death, purchased, slavery
«Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.»
Author: Henri Frederic Amiel
| About:
Joy,
Risk-taking
| Keywords:
adding, boundary, boundary line, conquering, difficulty, give back, Give Me Liberty, line, one line, pushing, push back
«Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties»
«They who can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
deserve, Give Me Liberty, obtain, safety, temporary
«Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| About:
Liberty
| Keywords:
both, deserve, gain, Give Me Liberty, give up, liberty, neither, On Liberty, securities, security, society
«If the account given in Genesis is really true, ought we not, after all, to thank this serpent? He was the first schoolmaster, the first advocate of learning, the first enemy of ignorance, the first to whisper in human ears the sacred word liberty,»
Author: Robert Green Ingersoll
(Orator, Statesman)
| Keywords:
account, advocate, advocated, advocating, after all, ears, First to, Genesis, Give Me Liberty, human ear, sacred, schoolmaster, schoolmasters, serpent, thank, The Advocate, whisper
«If ever there was a holy war, it was that which saved our liberties and gave us independence»
Author: Thomas Jefferson
(Author, President)
| Keywords:
gave, Give Me Liberty, holy, holy war, independence, liberties, saved, There was
«The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them.»
Author: Thomas Jefferson
(Author, President)
| About:
God,
Liberty
| Keywords:
disjoin, disjoined, disjoins, Give Me Liberty, life-giving, The God, the Hand