It is in the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic. . . . degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats into the heart of its laws and constitution.
- Thomas Jefferson
Character Manifest
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
- James Madison
He is an old soldier, and will fight as long as a drop of blood remains in his veins.
- On Col. William Prescott
at Bunker Hill
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety..
- Ben Franklin
It is in the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic in vigor. . . degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats into the heart of its laws and constitution.
- Thomas Jefferson
