“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 May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799
“Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.” ~ Alexander Pope 21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744
“I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mothers day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it.” ~ Ann Reeves Jarvis Mother of Anna Maria Jarvis May 1, 1864 – November 24, 1948 who founded Mother’s Day!
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” Harry S. Truman May […]
“In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God. ~ Dr. Benjamin Spock May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998
“Are you angry that others disappoint you? remember you cannot depend upon yourself.” Poor Richard’s Almanac 1735
“You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.” ~ Clarence Darrow April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938
“Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.” ― Henry Clay April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852
“It is better to take many Injuries than to give one.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1735
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” Booker T. Washington April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915
