We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the

wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The strength and power of despotism

consists wholly in the fear of resistance.

—Thomas Paine

It is not our duty to leave wealth to our children:

but it is our duty, to leave liberty to them. – John Dickinson

Freedom is murdered not in one fatal blow, but by a thousand disloyal cuts. —JoAnn Fleming

I do not want to see any of the people cringing supplicants for the

favor of the Government, when they should all be independent

masters of their own destiny. – Calvin Coolidge

If trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. —Thomas Paine

Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me. —William Wilberforce

I have sworn to be a Texan. I shall not forswear. – José Antonio Navarro

Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best

state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one. – Thomas Paine

Govern wisely, and as little as possible. —Sam Houston

Do your duty. Take care of your people. Go home with your honor. —MG Jake Betty

You can’t be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy.” – Ronald Reagan