Nothing clarifies a mans thoughts like staking his life on them.
When what you believe threatens to deliver death and danger to your door you think again hard about those beliefs. This is the moment of truth when casual opinions dissolve and only convictions backed with soul-searching can stand. Its what made the American Founders special and what made their thoughts more valuable than the pontifications of subsequent experts and elites: They were forced to risk their lives on their ideas and the dross was burned away.
Thus weve brought together some of our favorite Founding Fathers quotes from Americas courageous revolutionaries.
Quotes on Liberty:
Our unalterable resolution should be to be free."
Wear none of thine own chains; but keep free whilst thou art free."
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive."
Nothing clarifies a mans thoughts like staking his life on them.
When what you believe threatens to deliver death and danger to your door you think again hard about those beliefs. This is the moment of truth when casual opinions dissolve and only convictions backed with soul-searching can stand. Its what made the American Founders special and what made their thoughts more valuable than the pontifications of subsequent experts and elites: They were forced to risk their lives on their ideas and the dross was burned away.
Thus weve brought together some of our favorite Founding Fathers quotes from Americas courageous revolutionaries.
Quotes on Liberty: