Happy 4th!

"If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will Lose its freedom: and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that, too."
~William Somerset Maugham~

Countdown to the 4th

"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time."

~Thomas Jefferson~ 

Countdown to the 4th

"A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government."

~Thomas Jefferson~

Countdown to the 4th

"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."

~Edward Abbey~

America

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
~Abraham Lincoln~

Happy 4th!

Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is our servant, not our master! ~Thomas Jefferson~

Pre-4th of July

“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
~Thomas Jefferson~

Patriotic

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood~

Patriotism

"Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions, it only guarantees equality of opportunity."
~Irving Kristol~