"The greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes." - Thomas Paine
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”
“Eternal vigilance is not only the price of liberty; eternal vigilance is the price of human decency.”
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and a willingness to act in its defense.”
“The price of surfing freedom is eternal vigilance.”
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.“
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.“
“There is no substitute for a militant freedom. The only alternative is submission and slavery."
"The attempt to make heaven on earth invariably produces hell."
"If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too."
"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."
"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.”
- General Douglas MacArthur
“The tyranny of a principal in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."
"Tyranny is always better organized than freedom."
"A free society cannot work unless people take charge of their lives and assume responsibility for their actions."
"The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite."
"The land of the free will cease to be when it’s no longer the home of the brave.”
“For those looking for security, be forewarned that there’s nothing more insecure than a political promise."
"Liberty without learning is always in peril and learning without liberty is always in vain."