“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” — Patrick Henry · Speech to the Virginia Convention, 1775
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” — George Bernard Shaw · Man and Superman, 1903
“None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.” — Pearl S. Buck
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” — Benjamin Franklin · Pennsylvania Assembly reply to the Governor, 1755
“The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it.” — John F. Kennedy · Address to the nation, 1962
“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.” — Nelson Mandela · Long Walk to Freedom, 1994