Freedom Quote by Abraham Lincoln

People say, 'Oh, politics is so polarized today,' and I'm thinking... '1861, that was polarized.'

— P. J. O'Rourke

“And having thus chosen our course, without guile, and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in GOD, and go forward without fear,…

— Abraham Lincoln

“Lincoln embraced the Declaration of Independence before and during the Civil War to justify both prosecuting the war and abolishing slavery, Wilson denounced the…

— Mark R. Levin

“The revolution of the United States was the result of a mature and dignified taste for freedom, and not of a vague or ill-defined…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all and thought to include all; but now, to aid in making the bondage of the…

— Abraham Lincoln

“The best account of events in Pennsylvania leading up to the Declaration of Independence is found in David Freeman Hawke, In the Midst of…

— Francis Fox

“As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of this tragic event in the American past, democracy is no longer being threatened by secession, slavery, or…

— John Fea

“At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at…

— Abraham Lincoln

“ July 14, 1861 Camp Clark, Washington My very dear Sarah: The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days…

— Sullivan Ballou

“We have a natural resentment toward government, which was how we were born”

— Aaron Sorkin

“May it [American independence] be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to…

— Thomas Jefferson

“it was the first mass act of independence by a people who were in bondage in this country for far longer than they have…

— Isabel Wilkerson