Happy Fourth of July!

In honor of Independence Day, I have decided to post some quotes, reminding us what this day is truly about. Happy Fourth of July everyone!

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. ~Dick Cheney*

All we have of freedom, all we use or know - This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.
~Rudyard Kipling, The Old Issue, 1899

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. ~William Faulkner

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. ~Abraham Lincoln

Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. ~Moshe Dayan

And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood

Freedom is never given, it is won. ~Anonymous

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. ~John F. Kennedy


*Yes, I seriously did quote Dick Cheney, and no, I cannot believe it myself. On a serious note, it is a good quote, which is why it is in here.