Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty.

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance.

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.

I just know what is right and I want to do what is right.

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom – and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.

The just is close to the people’s heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

To be frank, it sometimes seems that the American idea of freedom has more to do with my freedom to do what I want than your freedom to do what you want. I think that, in Europe, we’re probably better at understanding how to balance those competing claims, though not a lot.

Make sure of your commitment to Jesus Christ, and seek to follow Him every day. Don’t be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and His will first in everything you do.

Although I’m only fourteen, I know quite well what I want. I know who is right and who is wrong. I have my opinions, my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I feel more of a person than a child. I feel quite independent of anyone.

My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

Revenge, lust, ambition, pride, and self-will are too often exalted as the gods of man’s idolatry; while holiness, peace, contentment, and humility are viewed as unworthy of a serious thought.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.

Every family should have the right to spend their money, after tax, as they wish, and not as the government dictates. Let us extend choice, extend the will to choose and the chance to choose.

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you’re going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don’t know them and even if you don’t agree with them.

The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.

We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

If proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy – but that could change.

When in doubt tell the truth.

The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.

Our position is that we do not accept conditions of any kind which may affect the independence and sovereignty of our country just with the view to solve economic problems existing between the United States and Cuba.

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.

I should like to know what is the proper function of women, if it is not to make reasons for husbands to stay at home, and still stronger reasons for bachelors to go out.

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.

To be free is to have achieved your life.

I hated to be treated as a child. I thought it was the worst situation.

The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.

Nobody can tell me where I can and can’t go.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Modesty forbids what the law does not.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

To Marines, love of liberty is not an empty phrase… Rather, it’s displayed by blood, sweat, and tears for the fallen.

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.

Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who’ll decide where to go.

I believe that we should own the fruits of our labor and the assets of our creations.

For me, money is not my definition of success. Inspiring people is a definition of success.

If you’re going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you’re going to be locked up.

You don’t have to turn on the TV set. You don’t have to work on the Internet. It’s up to you.

All great peoples are conservative.

Cuba came to be the last country to get rid of Spanish colonialism and the first to shake off the heinous imperialist tutelage.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.