I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations, in…

In a chariot of light from the region of the day, the Goddess of Liberty came. She brought in her hand as a pledge…

— Thomas Paine

Freedom cannot be bestowed - it must be achieved.

— Elbert Hubbard

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!

— Thomas Jefferson

So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The United States is the only country with a known birthday.

— James G. Blaine

The winds that blow through the wide sky in these mounts, the winds that sweep from Canada to Mexico, from the Pacific to the…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

From the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire, let freedom ring. From the mighty mountains of New York, let freedom ring. From the heightening Alleghenies…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges.

— John Burroughs

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community…

— George Washington

I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberty.

— George Washington

America has become one of the foremost countries in regard to the depth of the abyss which lies between the handful of arrogant multimillionaires…

— Vladimir Lenin

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as…

— George Washington

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it

— Henry Ford

I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.

— Wendell Willkie

But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The…

— John Adams