Quote by Benjamin Franklin
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little te

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. – Benjamin Franklin

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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts. – Edmund Burke

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By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to Aprils breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Liberty

You cannot have Liberty in this world without what you call Moral Virtue, and you cannot have Moral Virtue without the slavery of that half of the human race who hate what you call Moral Virtue. – William Blake

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Liberty

There is nothing with which it is so dangerous to take liberties as liberty itself. – Andre Breton

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Journalism is organized gossip. – Edward Egglestone

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Humor is a rubber sword – it allows you to make a point without drawing blood. – Mary Hirsch

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