Tree of liberty... patriots and tyrants.
The words belong to Jefferson.
They address the need for free men to stand in defense of their own rights (against the state).
They do not address the typical forays of military adventurism our current government sees fit to involve us in... all over the globe.
The founders of this nation had no interest in such things, and in fact warned us quite strenuously of the dangers of these entanglements.
But as with most things... we've ignored them.