Thursday Thirteen #7
13 Quotes perfect for Independence Day
1.) Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
Aesop
2.) Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
George Bernard Shaw
3.) There, I guess King George will be able to read that.
John Hancock, after signing the Declaration of Independence
4.) “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ” ~Thomas Paine
5.) “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” ~Elmer Davis
6.) “Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.” ~Harry Emerson Fosdick
7.) “In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
8.) “I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery.” ~Author Unknown
9.) “Without freedom, no one really has a name.” ~Milton Acorda
10.) “It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism.” ~J. Horace McFarland
11.) “We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” ~William Faulkner
12.) “My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!” ~Thomas Jefferson
13.) “The United States is the only country with a known birthday.” ~James G. Blaine
Thursday Thirteen, Quotes, Independence Day
July 4th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Loved #9 especially. Great TT, thanks for dropping by mine!
July 4th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Very appropriate for the 4th. Great list!
July 4th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Great list…I like #12 best! Happy TT and Happy 4th!
July 4th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Great list of quotes. Gives us a lot to think of in the times we are going through now. Happy 4th
July 4th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
These make me want to stand up and cheer. There’s so much about being an American to be proud of.
Happy Fourth, Air Force Wife! (and happy TT, too!)
July 4th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Hope you are having a great Fourth of July! Great list for the day! Happy TT
July 4th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Wow, what a great list of quotes! I’d never seen the Faulkner one before, and it’s great. So true.
Happy TT, and I hope you’re having a great Independence Day!
July 4th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Great quotes! I love George Bernard Shaw’s quote…
Happy TT!
July 4th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
I love #3 & #1. What a wonderful list to have for the holiday!
Happy TT!
July 4th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
13.) “The United States is the only country with a known birthday.” ~James G. Blaine
Umm, not quite. Australia celebrates its birthday on the 26th of January, the day that Captain Cook set foot upon our shores.
Great list though, Happy TT
July 4th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Good list for today. Happy Fourth!
July 4th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Great list. Happy 4th.
July 4th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Those are some great quotes!
July 4th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Great to meet you! I loved this list, especially #4 - go Thomas Paine! I did a July 4th tribute too, this week, so stop by if you’re in the neighborhood.
DK
July 4th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Got to agree with comment #10 by Ben - Australian’s definitely know theirs. Canadians too, I daresay…
Some powerful quotes though
July 4th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Funny…I met another air force wife at a party today. She is 7 months pregnant and said her husband missed 4 months of her pregnancy while he was deployed to Kuwait, so he has been very helpful and sweet about her pregnancy since he returned!
July 4th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
So true, so true. Great list for the 4th. Thanks for stopping by today.
Happy 4th of July!
July 4th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
Perfect theme for TT! I love quotes…and these are great!
July 4th, 2007 at 10:42 pm
Beg to differ on that last one - Australia was born on Jan 1st 1901.
July 4th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
What a wonderful list! I love #12 especially. Happy TT.
July 5th, 2007 at 12:14 am
Excellent quotes - a great reminder to cherish what we have.
I’ll have to differ on #13 too - Israel’s birthday is May 14. We celebrated 59 years of statehood this year.
July 5th, 2007 at 1:43 am
Excellent list! I particularly like nr. 2… and nr 13 doesn’t seem right. Many countries have an independence day… here is a list of the South American days…
happy TT!
July 5th, 2007 at 1:50 am
Wow…Happy 4th of July…
are you sure about # 13?
July 5th, 2007 at 4:38 am
Wonderful list of quotes. #2 is just so true!
July 5th, 2007 at 7:24 am
Great quotes! Can I steal some of them for my blog?
July 5th, 2007 at 7:29 am
Great list - I esp. agree with point 13 - sometimes we don’t appreciate everything we have - I really do love living here!
July 5th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Great TT! I am a retired Army Spouse. My husband retired in October of Last year at the ripe ole age of 40. It is great having him here. He is now working on his second career. Being a teacher.
July 5th, 2007 at 8:20 am
This is a great list indeed. I love quotes and they are very appropriate!
My TT is about handfasting this week.
July 5th, 2007 at 10:01 am
I like many of these, but # 4 and 12 the best, I think.
July 5th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Profound words….
Very interesting T13!
July 5th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Great list! Happy 100th TT!
July 5th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I love quotes, and these are some great ones! Happy TT!
July 5th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Wonderful TT Toni!!
July 5th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Great list of quotes. Happy TT!
July 5th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Great list, T!!!
July 5th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
I love quotes!! This is a great list! Hope you had a good 4th!
July 5th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
This is a good list. I am not a citizen of this country yet and looking forward to it. I have to take note of these quotes.
Thanks for stopping by and for the warm welcome at TT!
July 5th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Nice quotes. Happy TT.
July 5th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Common toast given during the Revolution:
“Perpetual itching without benefit of scratching to the enemies of America.”
July 5th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
“My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!” ~Thomas Jefferson
Things haven’t changed much these past few centuries.
Great List. I linked to you from TT 13 Reasons Turkey is not in the EU
July 5th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Great post. Happy Th13 and Happy 4th.
Mama Kelly
July 6th, 2007 at 10:18 am
Awesome qoutes!! Very good list… I really got a kick out of #1!!
- Audrey
Pinks & Blues Girls