4th of july Quote by Thomas Jefferson

“The policy of the American government is to leave its citizens free, neither restraining them nor aiding them in their pursuits.”

— Thomas Jefferson

A people cannot long retain their freedom, whose government is incapable of protecting them.

— Oliver Ellsworth

It's not possible in a free country to completely control the border without us losing our freedoms and liberties.

— Jeb Bush

Freedom exists only where the people take care of the government.

— Woodrow Wilson

It's our responsibility to create the conditions where people don't want to flee our country.

— Nayib Bukele

Freedom is not of use to those who do not know how to employ it.

— Sylvia Plath

America is still a free country - nobody is saying it isn't - but we accept that, in the face of discernible risk, or…

— Patrick Bedard

Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom.

— Ai Weiwei

You ardently strive for freedom, and I do wish you were free--but, rather than for your sake, so that government won't be.

— Franz Grillparzer

Government seems to operate on the principle that if even one individual is incapable of using his freedom competently, no one can be allowed…

— Harry Browne

The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.

— George Allen

To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to deprecate the value of freedom itself.

— Edmund Burke