Freedom - The Fight For Independence, Quotes Of Many.

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President George Washington founding father.

George Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the United States of America. He served as President from April 30, 1789, until March 4, 1797 (two terms). His Vice-President was John Adams (1735-1826), who was later voted the second President of the USA.

“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

"But if in the pursuit of the means we should unfortunately stumble again on unfunded paper money or any similar species of fraud, we shall assuredly give a fatal stab to our national credit in its infancy. Paper money will invariably operate in the body of politics as spirit liquors on the human body. They prey on the vitals and ultimately destroy them. Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice." -- George Washington in a letter to Jabez Bowen, Rhode Island, Jan. 9, 1787

“Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe”

“I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an "Honest Man."

“My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.”

“The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government”

“I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery”

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."

“A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.”

“It gave us a chance to reassess what our country stands for, what our freedoms mean and what our responsibility is,”

“Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.”

“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”

“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”




Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 and died on April 17, 1790. Benjamin Franklin stands tall among a small group of men we call our Founding Fathers. Ben used his diplomacy skills to serve his fellow countrymen. His role in the American Revolution was not played out on the battlefields like George Washington, but rather in the halls and staterooms of governments. His clear vision of the way things should be, and his skill in both writing and negotiating, helped him to shape the future of the United States of America.
Ben stands alone as the only person to have signed all four of the documents which helped to create the United States: the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty of Alliance, Amity, and Commerce with France (1778), the Treaty of Peace between England, France, and the United States (1782), and the Constitution (1787). He actually helped to write parts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. No other individual was more involved in the birth of our nation.

“Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security."

“To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.”

“A fine genius in his own country, is like a gold in the mine.”

“The proof of gold is fire, the proof of woman, gold; the proof of man, a woman.”

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”

“If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”

“Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody”

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”

“Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75.”

“There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.”

“To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.”

“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”

“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it”

“When in doubt, don't.”

“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.”

“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.”

“A small leak can sink a great ship”

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

“In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.”

“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

“The greatest monarch on the proudest throne is obliged to sit upon his own arse.”

“The nearest I can make it out, "Love your Enemies" means, "Hate your Friends"”

“Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful”

“An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory.”

“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”

“Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.”

“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.”

“Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.”

“Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.”

“There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.”

“Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.”

“Remember, that time is money.”

“He that sells upon trust, loses many friends, and always wants money”

“Nothing but Money,Is sweeter than Honey”

“The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.”

“What vast additions to the conveniences and comforts of living might mankind have acquired, if the money spent in wars had been employed in works of public utility; what an extension of agriculture even to the tops of our mountains; what rivers rendered navigable, or joined by canals; what bridges, aqueducts, new roads, and other public works, edifices, and improvements might not have been obtained by spending those millions in doing good, which in the last war have been spent in doing mischief.”


“Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.”

“Without Freedom of thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such thing as public Liberty, without Freedom of speech”

“To whom thy secret thou dost tell, To him thy freedom thou dost sell”

“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.”

“There's none deceived but he that trusts”

“If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.”

“If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed”

“Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least you will, by such conduct, stand the be”

“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.”

“If you would not be forgotton as soon as you are dead and rotten, Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”

“Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.”

“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”

“Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late”

“The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.”

“A true friend is the best possession.”

“There was never a good war or a bad peace.”

“The moral and religious system which Jesus Christ transmitted to us is the best the world has ever seen, or can see.”

“A lie stands on one leg, truth on two”

“To whom thy secret thou dost tell, To him thy freedom thou dost sell”

“Be civil to all, sociable to many, familiar with few, friend to one, enemy to none”

“Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.”

“A penny saved is a penny earned.”

“Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.”

“The doors of wisdom are never shut.”

There's so many more quotes said/wrote by this great man.

Founding Father President John Adams (1735 - 1826) was the second President of the United States of America. He was President from 1797 until 1801. His Vice-President was Thomas Jefferson. Adams belonged to the Federalist Party.


"Banks have done more injury to the religion, morality, tranquility, prosperity,
and even wealth of the nation than they can have done or ever will do good."

“When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.”

"All of the perplexities, confusion, and distress in America arises, not from the defects of the Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation." -- John Adams, Founding Father

"Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people."

"The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing."

“The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.”

“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence”

“Fear is the foundation of most governments.”

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of the facts and evidence”

“There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.”

“The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount contain my religion”

Before John Adams died his last words were ;

"Thomas Jefferson still lives."
- John Adams who did not know that Jefferson, an old ally and enemy had died earlier the same day..

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was a founding father of the US, the author of the draft of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United States of America. This great man was a long-term legislator, lawyer, diplomat, architect, inventor, scientist, agriculturist, writer, and revolutionary thinker. Jefferson was elected President in 1800 (defeating Adams). He was re-elected to a second term in 1804. His Vice-Presidents were Aaron Burr and George Clinton.

“If Americans ever allow banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children will wake up homeless”

“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale”

“That to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical”

“We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy, to avoid burdening the people, and arming the magistrate with patronage of money, which might be used to corrupt and undermine the principles of our government”

“Never spend your money before you have earned it.”

“Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the essential principles of our government.”

“I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom.”

“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.”

“The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by a despotic government”

“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation and freedom in all just pursuits.”

“To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every spirit should be ready to devote itself to martyrdom; for as long as we may think as we will, and speak as we think, the condition of man will proceed in improvement”

“Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.”

“To preserve our independence... We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.”

“A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun, therefore, be the constant companion of your walks.”

“Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning”

“He that would live in peace and at ease, Must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees”

James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth President of the United States of America. He was President from 1809 until 1817. Madison belonged to the Democratic-Republican Party.Like his close friend Thomas Jefferson, James Madison came from a prosperous family of Virginia planters, received an excellent education, and quickly found himself drawn into the debates over independence.

“The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.”

“If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy”

“In no instance have . . . the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.”

“Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation”

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”

“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.”

“The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived”

“The number of individuals employed under the Constitution of the United States will be much smaller than the number employed under the particular states. There will consequently be less of personal influence on the side of the former than of the latter.”

“All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.”

“Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.”

“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself”

“A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.”

“It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad.”

“Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations”

“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.”

“The safety and happiness of society are the objects at which all political institutions aim, and to which all such institutions must be sacrificed”

“Our opinions agree as to the evil, moral, political, and economical, of slavery”

“I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in a Republican Government a greater curse than any other”

“Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires. But it could not be less folly to abolish liberty, which is essential to political life, because it nourishes faction, than it would be to wish the annihilation of air, which is essential to animal life, because it imparts to
fire its destructive agency.”

“A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.”

“A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the means by which that object can be best attained”

“Another of my wishes is to depend as little as possible on the labor of slaves”

“The American people are too well schooled in the duty and practice of submitting to the will of the majority to permit any serious uneasiness on that account”

“The nation which reposes on the pillow of political confidence, will sooner or later end its political existence in a deadly lethargy”

“No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.”

“No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment....”

“Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.”

James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States, serving two terms from 1817 to 1825. Monroe was the last Founding Father of the United States, the last one from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation to become the U.S. President. He died in New York City on July 4, 1831, the third president to die on the anniversary of Independence (John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.)

“Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all -- liberty!”

“Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.”

"If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy"

"In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence. "

"The great increase of our population throughout the Union will alone produce an important effect, and in no quarter will it be so sensibly felt as in those in contemplation."

"The payments which have been made into the Treasury show the very productive state of the public revenue."



There's hundreds/thousands more quotes out there, people need to start waking up in this corrupt world we live in, and actually educate themselves. Not for my benefit but for there own.

Note - I'll be updating this with more and more quotes from various important people. Add your own if you wish