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“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”-Barry Goldwater
Ignorance and Liberty?
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” -Thomas Jefferson to Charles Yancey, 1816
Concealed Actions of Rulers
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” -Patrick Henry
Tree of Liberty
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its nature’s manure.” -Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Stephens Smith, November 13, 1787
Rome’s Liberties Lost Slowly
“The teacher reminded us that Rome’s liberties were not auctioned off in a day, but were bought slowly, gradually, furtively, little by little; first with a little corn oil for the exceedingly poor and wretched, later with corn and oil for voters who were not quite so poor; later still with corn and oil for pretty much every man that had a vote to sell-exactly our own history over again.” -Mark Twain
No Liberty for the Corrupt
“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.” -Samuel Adams
Government Fears the People
“When the people fear the government, that is tyrrany. When the government fears the people, that is liberty.” -Thomas Jefferson
Education=Liberty Preservation
“Educate and reform the whole mass of the people… They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.” -Thomas Jefferson
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