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"Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed - else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die."
"In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience."
"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."
"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty."
"I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery."
"As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality."
"The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government, I have considered the first arrangement of the judicial department as essential to the happiness of the country, and to the stability of its political system."
"Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons."
"We identify the flag with almost everything we hold dear on earth, peace, security, liberty, our family, our friends, our home. . .But when we look at our flag and behold it emblazoned with all our rights we must remember that it is equally a symbol of our duties. Every glory that we associate with it is the result of duty done."
"A good example is the best sermon."
"America is too great for small dreams."
"May all of you as Americans never forget your heroic origins, never fail to seek Divine guidance, and never lose your natural God-given optimism."
"A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world."
"It will be celebrated... with pomp and parade... bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other."
"Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty."
"The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments."
"The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits."
"In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude."
"Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation's compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain love for one another."
