Quote by Adlai Stevenson
America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political a

America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact – the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality. – Adlai Stevenson

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In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Let freedom never perish in your hands. – Joseph Addison

Without freedom, no one really has a name. – Milton Acorda

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. – George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, "Maxims: Liberty and Equality," 1

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