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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.
A well-informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
A government that fears its people has liberty; a people that fears its government has tyranny.
The price of liberty is not merely eternal vigilance, but also the courage to admit when we err in its defense.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
The pursuit of happiness is not a guarantee of its capture, but the right to its unrestrained chase.
The art of governance lies in balancing liberty with order.
The earth is given as a common stock for humankind to labor and live upon.
The strongest chains are those we forge ourselves.
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that is where their true strength lies.
To be truly free, one must not only be free from constraint, but also free to act.
The price of liberty is not merely eternal vigilance, but also the courage to question that which is presented as truth.
The pursuit of happiness is not a guarantee of its attainment, but the right to strive for it without impediment.
The strongest wall is built not of stone, but of the shared principles of a free people.
Knowledge is the foundation of a free society; ignorance, its surest path to subjugation.
A government afraid of its people is a republic; a people afraid of its government is tyranny.
Knowledge is the currency of progress.
Cultivate the habit of reflection; it is the surest path to understanding.
Cultivate the soil, not the illusion of easy fortune.
The price of liberty is not merely vigilance, but the courage to question even that which seems most certain.
Let us not seek perfection, but strive for progress.
To be just, a society must not only punish wrongdoers, but also actively cultivate virtue.
Cultivate reason, for it is the only compass that can reliably guide us through the fog of passion and prejudice.
Cultivate virtue, for it is the foundation upon which a nation's greatness is built.
Education is the cornerstone of a free society; ignorance, its gravestone.
Let reason guide your actions, and virtue temper your ambitions.
To be happy, one must be virtuous, and to be virtuous, one must be free.
Cherish the spirit of inquiry, for it is the engine of progress.
The strongest chains are those we forge ourselves, through ignorance and inaction.
The price of liberty is not merely eternal vigilance, but also informed participation.
The pursuit of knowledge is a lifelong voyage, not a destination.