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“Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.”

Political Peace Freedom Sacrifice Betrayal Temporary Fragile Betray Protected

Book:the female eunuch

Source: the female eunuch

“Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion?... Let us show that we can temper together those opposite elements of liberty and restraint into one consistent whole. Let us set an example for the world of a law-abiding America glorying in its freedom as well as its respect for law.”

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Author:Gerald R. Ford

“The principle of free speech is no new doctrine born of the Constitution of the United States. It is a heritage of English-speaking peoples, which has been won by incalculable sacrifice, and which they must preserve so long as they hope to live as free men.”

“Do not degrade me in the military uniform I wear for it represents the love I have for my country, and the sacrifices myself and millions of other American soldiers make everyday to protect the freedom we enjoy by living in the United States of America.”

“What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage.”

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Book:It's a Good Old World: Being a Collection of Little Essays on Various Subjects of Human Interest

Source: It's a Good Old World: Being a Collection of Little Essays on Various Subjects of Human Interest

“The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day.”

“A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the highest virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means.”

“You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man's age-old dream -- the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order --or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path.”

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Author:Ronald Reagan

“I see neither bravery nor sacrifice in destroying life or property, for offense or defense.”

Freedom Democracy Sacrifice Bravery Property Defense Destroying Offense

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“It stands to reason that if sacrifices are being given, somebody is collecting sacrifices.”

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Author:Ayn Rand

“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom.”

“Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither.”

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Author:Benjamin Franklin

“It is fair to judge peoples by the rights they will sacrifice most for.”

Freedom Liberty Rights Sacrifice Judging Fairs

Book:THE BEST

Source: THE BEST

“[H]owever weak our country may be, I hope we shall never sacrifice our liberties.”

May Country Freedom Liberty Sacrifice Weak Our Country

Book:The works of Alexander Hamilton; compris. his corresp. and his polit. and official writings, excl. of the federalist, civil and military. Ed. by John C. Hamilton

Source: The works of Alexander Hamilton; compris. his corresp. and his polit. and official writings, excl. of the federalist, civil and military. Ed. by John C. Hamilton

“The really important kind of freedom involves...being able truly to care about other people...”

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Author:David Foster

“Over the years, many Americans have made sacrifices in order to promote freedom and human rights around the globe: the heroic actions of our veterans, the lifesaving work of our scientists and physicians, and generosity of countless individuals who voluntarily give of their time, talents, and energy to help others-all have enriched humankind and affirmed the importance of our Judeo-Christian heritage in shaping our government and values.”