Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.

Quote by Samuel Adams

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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animating contest...

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animating contest...

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against...

The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against...

It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen...

It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen...

The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who...

The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who...

The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who...

The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who...

Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall...

Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall...

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen...

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen...

He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will...

He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will...

We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them.

We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them.

How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!

How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!

The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth,...

The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth,...

Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on...

Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Through the centuries, men of law have been persistently concerned with the resolution of disputes...

Through the centuries, men of law have been persistently concerned with the resolution of disputes...

As long as you've got passion, faith and are willing to work hard, you can...

As long as you've got passion, faith and are willing to work hard, you can...

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health, self-esteem, not its cause

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health, self-esteem, not its cause

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

Measure any person's achievement with the commitments that he made and fulfilled and never with...

Measure any person's achievement with the commitments that he made and fulfilled and never with...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.

Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.