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| Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?. |
| Liberty |
| Liberty is a slow fruit. Emerson.—The Emancipation Proclamation. | 1 |
| The sun of liberty is set; you must light up the candle of industry and economy. Benjamin Franklin.—In Correspondence. | 2 |
| They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin.—Historical Review of Pennsylvania. | 3 |
| Liberty is no negation. It is a substantive, tangible reality. James A. Garfield.—House of Representatives, Jan. 13, 1865. | 4 |
| 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! Patrick Henry.—Speech, March, 1775. | 5 |
| Thee God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time. Thomas Jefferson.—Summary View of the Rights of British America. | 6 |
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