Saturday, July 4, 2009

Happy 4th of July - Quotes on Freedom.

If a Nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be... If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed.”
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Third president of the United States.

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made."
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) Thirty-second President of the USA.

"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) American black leader.

"You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man's freedom. You can be free only if I am free."
Clarence S. Darrow (1857-1938) American lawyer