"Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem" (I prefer dangerous freedom to peaceful slavery) Thomas Jefferson in a letter to James Madison
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
"If everyone is thinking alike then someone isn't thinking!" General Patton
"If we waited for Washington to tell us when to plant, we should soon want bread." Thomas Jefferson