any great men through our nation's history (and beyond) have graced our nation with words of wisdom that have resonated far beyond their years. On this page you will find some of those quotes, along with their original source.

When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. Thomas Jefferson

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. Thomas Jefferson

I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. James Madison

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and, under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it. Abraham Lincoln

Liberty never came from government. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of government power, not the increase of it. Woodrow Wilson, September 9th, 1912

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits. Plutarch

Where liberty dwells, there is my country. Benjamin Franklin