The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither.
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We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever
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I see no comfort in outliving one's friends, and remaining a mere monument of the times which are past.
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When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.
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I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others.
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