"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasure. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependency, from dependency back to bondage." ....UNSOURCED

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." ....Thomas Jefferson....Nov 13, 1787

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty."......John Kennedy....Jan 20, 1961

"We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail."......George W. Bush....Sept 20, 2001

"Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!".......Patrick Henry

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.".....General George S. Patton, Jr

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