Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.
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Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.
We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.
I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.
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.
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose.
There are those, I know, who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American dream.
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights.
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.
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.
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
From every mountain side, Let freedom ring.
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