"Peace is the
highest aspiration for the American people. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice
for it; we will not surrender for it, now or ever." - Ronald Reagan
The United States
of America Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance to
the flag of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one Nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
"The price of
freedom is eternal vigilance."
"Freedom is not a gift to be bestowed upon us by
other men, but a gift that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature."
"They
that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety."
"Necessity is
the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
"Human beings
will generally exercise power when they can get it, and they will exercise
it most undoubtedly in popular governments under pretense of public
safety."
"Is life so
dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and
slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take;
but as for me, give me liberty or give me death."
"God grants
liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend
it."
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