Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

And having thus chosen our course, without guile, and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go forward without fear, and with manly hearts.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

Every man is born an original, but sadly, most men die copies.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

I never tire of reading Tom Paine.

Shall we stop this bleeding?