When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.

To bring the matter to one point, Is the power who is jealous of our prosperity, a proper power to govern us? Whoever says, No, to this question, is an independent, for independency means no more than this, whether we shall make our own law, or, whether the king, the greatest enemy which this continent hath, or can have, shall tell us there shall be no laws but such as I like.

If the present generation, or any other, are disposed to be slaves, it does not lessen the right of the succeeding generation to be free.

In whatever manner the separate parts of a constitution may be arranged, there is one general principle that distinguishes freedom from slavery, which is, that all hereditary government over a people is to them a species of slavery, and representative government is freedom.

The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.

To serve God, to love God, to enjoy God, is the sweetest freedom in the world.

I think we've overstated that God is the God who wants us to obey. Obedience is not the end game. Obedience is only our calling so that we can step into our freedom.

We will not stop resisting the occupation until liberation or martyrdom.

Americans used to roar like lions for liberty; now we bleat like sheep for security.

The jailer is you. You're the only person who has the key to your cell. You're the only one who can open the door that leads to freedom.

What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance—to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self-doubt. You

Every woman is a rebel.