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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tir

It does not take a majority to prevail… but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. – Samuel Adams

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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule. – Samuel Adams

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Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can. – Samuel Adams

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We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free. – Jim DeMint

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We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice. – Friedrich August von Hayek

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I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person Im competing with is me. – Wilma Rudolph

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I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny. – Zell Miller

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