American Independence Day

This nation will remain

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This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. Elmer Davis

Freedom cannot be bestowed

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Freedom cannot be bestowed – it must be achieved. Elbert Hubbard

The winds that blow

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The winds that blow through the wide sky in these mounts, the winds that sweep from Canada to Mexico, from the Pacific to the Atlantic – have always blown on free men. Franklin D. Roosevelt

In the truest sense,

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In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. Franklin D. Roosevelt

They who can give

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They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin

Everything that is really

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Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. Albert Einstein

Government of the people,

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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. Abraham Lincoln

Those who deny freedom

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Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Abraham Lincoln

Freedom is never more

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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
Ronald Reagan