Abraham Lincoln Quotes

The Union - It is dear to us, but liberty is dearer.

Henceforth, we shall be happy to be a free citizen in an independent country.

Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.

Liberty Dearer Than Union

Union or death!

It was by one Union that we achieved our independence and liberties, and by it alone can they be maintained.

Liberty is the only idea which circulates with the human blood, in all ages, in all countries, and in all literature - liberty that is, and what cannot be separated from liberty, a love of country.

I swear allegiance to the Republic of Sudan.

After centuries the time has come when India has gained independence from foreign rule and it's the time when we all [the Independent Princely States) should unite for our motherland""

A Free Czechoslovakia in a Free Europe

Freedom for all; but the power and welfare of the fatherland above all.

The happy union of these states is a wonder: their constitution a miracle: their example the hope of liberty throughout the world

The Revolution produced the American people, the Civil War the American nation, and World War II the epiphany of Americans’ identification with their country

There is nothing more precious than our country.

We, the French, are viscerally attached to our laicite, our sovereignty, our independence, our values. The world knows that when France is attacked, it is liberty that is dealt a blow.

Being a patriot doesn't mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to protect your Constitution, knowing when to protect your countrymen, from the violations of and encroachments of adversaries. And those adversaries don't have to be foreign countries.

Long live the Republic, and long live France.

Our country was founded on protest. If it was just shut up and honor your country no matter what, we'd still be flying the Union Jack. That's not what our founding fathers did. They didn't like what was going on, and they broke away and formed their own country.

Americans want a nation-state: our own country with a history of freedom combined with responsibility.

We should not allow our republic, which was established with our sacrifice, to disintegrate. This would amount to disrespect for the heroes who sacrificed everything for the Republic of Indonesia.

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen; and we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in the happy hour when the establishment of American Liberty, upon the most firm and solid foundations shall enable us to return to our Private Stations in the bosom of a free, peacefully and happy Country.

Canada is free and freedom is its nationality.

A popular bumper sticker post-9/11, and pretty faded these days, proclaims drivers of the cars to be 'Proud to be an American.' It really should say 'Lucky to be an American,' for I doubt very much that the drivers had much say in having been born here, and are not old enough to have participated in the drafting of the Constitution.

God forbid that the day should ever come when to be true to my constituents is to be hostile to the Union.

The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.