Quotes on July 4th 1776

The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.

These are the times that try men's souls.

Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.

Land where my fathers died,_x000D_ _x000D_ Land of the pilgrims' pride,_x000D_ _x000D_ From every mountainside_x000D_ _x000D_ Let freedom ring!

We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.

Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country._x000D_ _x000D_ My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.