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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. — James Madison
It becomes all therefore who are friends of a Government based on free principles to reflect, that by denying the possibility of a system partly… — James Madison
Measures which serve to abridge the free competition of foreign Articles, have a tendency to occasion an enhancement of prices. — Alexander Hamilton
I own myself the friend to a very free system of commerce, and hold it as a truth, that commercial shackles are generally unjust, oppressive… — James Madison
`Tis substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule indeed extends with more or less force to every… — George Washington
We may look up to Armies for Defence, but Virtue is our best Security. It is not possible that any state should long remain free,… — Samuel Adams
There is one view of the subject which ought to have its influence on those who espouse doctrines which strike at the authoritative origin and… — James Madison
This Government, the offspring of your own choice, uninfluenced and unawed, adopted upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in its principles, in the… — George Washington
A government, the constitution of which renders it unfit to be trusted with all the powers which a free people ought to delegate to any… — Alexander Hamilton
Nevertheless, to the persecution and tyranny of his cruel ministry we will not tamely submit - appealing to Heaven for the justice of our cause,… — Joseph Warren
Its authors meant it to be... a stumbling block to those who in after times might seek to turn a free people back into the… — Abraham Lincoln
Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reeactments, because a constant hold, by the nation, of the strings of the public purse is a… — Thomas Jefferson
My ardent desire is, and my aim has been . . . to comply strictly with all our engagements foreign and domestic; but to keep… — George Washington
Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly… — George Washington
Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence . . . the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake. — George Washington
The duty of holding a Neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on every nation,… — George Washington
No free country has ever been without Parties, which are a natural offspring of freedom. — James Madison
In civilized communities, property as well as personal rights are the essential object of the laws, which encourage industry by securing the enjoyment of its… — James Madison
Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has been for the… — Ronald Reagan
But in the West today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all human history. In… — Ronald Reagan
If you love this land of the free, bring them home, bring them home, Bring them back from overseas. — Pete Seeger
As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free. Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at everyone in the room. It was a terrible gaze, mad or maybe furious and full of fear… — Svetlana Alliluyeva
Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free. When all are free, then we can look forward to that day… — John F. Kennedy
There are many people in the world who really don't understand, or say they don't, what is the great issue between the free world and… — John F. Kennedy

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