"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
"Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings - give us that precious jewel, and you may take every things else! Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined."
"The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave."
"It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth---and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?"
---Patrick Henry (1736-1799). American Patriot
""Freedom for ourselves and freedom for our sons,
ReplyDeleteAnd, failing freedom, War."
Thanks, Mr Kipling.
"And failing freedom, war."
ReplyDeleteWow. In a nutshell. Period. (Full-stop)
And THAT, my little ditzies, is what war "solves": bondage and servitude!