We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than read more

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.

A man is either free or he is not.

A man is either free or he is not.

She walks--the lady of my delight--
A sheperdess of sheep.
Her flocks are thoughts. She keeps them read more

She walks--the lady of my delight--
A sheperdess of sheep.
Her flocks are thoughts. She keeps them white;
She guards them from the steep.
She feeds them on the fragrant height,
And folds them in for sleep.

We grant no dukedoms to the few,
We hold like rights and shall;
Equal on Sunday in read more

We grant no dukedoms to the few,
We hold like rights and shall;
Equal on Sunday in the pew,
On Monday in the mall.
For what avail the plough or sail,
Or land, or life, if freedom fail?

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.

No one can ever defeat the Afghans
(in Rambeau 3).

No one can ever defeat the Afghans
(in Rambeau 3).

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in read more

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility--I welcome it.

Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than the freedom to read more

Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than the freedom to stagnate.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects read more

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.