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

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

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”

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