“They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security” - Benjamin Franklin
“When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered” - Dorothy Thompson
“It is not the fact of liberty but the way in which liberty is exercised that ultimately determines whether liberty itself survives” - Dorothy Thompson
“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.” - Edward R Murrow
“The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government - FDR
4 comments:
Good 'food for thought' today.
I really liked FDR's statement.
Don't suppose we could send these to Bush and Howard could we, just in case they don't understand about the real meaning of 'freedom'?
Any of these quotes would make excellent graffitti!
I love the bird pics on the side.
flap/flap/swoosh!
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