This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith. – Lyndon B. Johnson

That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges. – John Burroughs, Journal

We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls. – Robert J. McCracken

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