Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
Abraham Lincoln: “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower: “Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirits 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.”
Albert Camus: “Freedom is nothing but the chance to be better.”
Robert J. McCracken: “We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls.”
Thomas Paine: “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”
James G. Blaine: “ The United States is the only country with a known birthday.”
Aesop: “Better to starve than be a fat slave.”
Jimmy Carter: “The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.”
Paul Sweeney: “How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.”
