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“Liberty knows nothing but victories. Soldiers call Bunker Hill a defeat; but liberty dates from it though Warren lay dead on the field.”

Knows Liberty Fields Victory Lays Defeat Soldier Hills Bunkers Bunker Hill

Book:Speeches, Lectures, and Letters

Source: Speeches, Lectures, and Letters

“Not every defeat of authority is a gain for individual freedom, nor every judicial rescue of a convict a victory for liberty.”

Individual Liberty Victory Authority Gains Defeat Rescue Judicial Convicts Individual Freedom

Author:Robert H. Jackson

“Without Virginia, as we must all acknowledge--without her Patrick Henry among the people, her Lees and Jefferson in the forum, and her Washington in the field--I will not say that the cause of American liberty and American independence must have been ultimately defeated--no, no, there was no ultimate defeat for that cause in the decrees of the Most High; but it must have been delayed, postponed, perplexed, and to many eyes and hearts rendered seemingly hopeless.”

Source: Oration on the Centennial Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence: Delivered in the Music Hall, at the Request of the City Government, Boston, 4 July, 1876

“We've got to have all those tools. The Patriot Act tearing down those walls between intel and law enforcement are a necessary part of protecting the country. But, in the long term, the only way to defeat this terrorist bunch is through the spread of liberty and freedom. And that's a big challenge. I understand it's a challenge. It requires commitment and patience and persistence.”

Long Country Term Challenges Liberty Wall Commitment Defeat Spread Terrorist Persistence Long Term Patriot Law Enforcement Patriot Act

Author:George W. Bush