American History Quotes and Famous Sayings:

(1) There can be no deep disappointment where there is no deep love. – Martin Luther King

(2) Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. – Martin Luther King

(3) “When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another. – Hellen Keller

(4) Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. -George Washington

(5) Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. – Martin Luther King

(6) Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious than to be able to decide. -Napoleon Bonaparte

(7) Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. -Abraham Lincoln

(8) A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave. -Benjamin Franklin

(9) “A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.” -Franklin Delano Roosevelt

(10) “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” -Albert Einstein

(11) Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. -George Washington

(12) Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive. -Theodore Roosevelt

(13) Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. -George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, “Maxims: Liberty and Equality,” 1905

(14) “Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help.” – Alex Haley

(15) Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. -Abraham Lincoln

(16) You have freedom when you’re easy in your harness. -Robert Frost

(17) In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. -Franklin D. Roosevelt

(18) They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

(19) It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui. – Hellen Keller

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