If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest. – Thomas Jefferson
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. – Thomas Jefferson
Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. – Thomas Jefferson
If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax. – Abraham Lincoln
I
believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the
people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by
violent and sudden usurpations.- James Madison
Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations. – James Madison
The Constitution is the guide, which I never will abandon. – George Washington
The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. – George Washington
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession. – George Washington
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. - John Adams
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.- John Adams
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. - John Adams