USA July 4th Quotes
Happy 4th of July
The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” ~ John Adams
“Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.” ~ George Washington
“The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood. It will bring a mark of everlasting infamy on the present generation – enlightened as it is – if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of designing men.” ~ Samuel Adams
“Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals.” ~ Samuel Adams
“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.” ~ John Adams
“Those who trade liberty for security have neither.” ~ John Adams
“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
“[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.” ~ Patrick Henry
“It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.” ~ Patrick Henry