In our history classes, we were taught that Patrick Henry made a speech, in which he said, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” But our teachers left out the most important part of the speech. It’s the part where Patrick Henry revealed the secret of the American peoples’ success: It’s our strong faith in…
Category: Liberty
The Good, The Bad, & The Hope We Have: A Treasury of Useful Quotations
America’s founding ideals are under attack — but the words that built our nation still hold the power to defend it. The Good, The Bad, & The Hope We Have: A Treasury of Useful Quotations is a bold and inspiring collection of the most powerful words ever spoken in defense of faith, freedom, and the…
The Only Guardian of True Liberty
“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” -James Madison
An Asylum for Civil and Religious Liberty
Samuel Adams said, “Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty.”
Concealed Transactions
Patrick Henry said, “The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.”
The Freeness of Speech
Benjamin Franklin said, “Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech.”