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"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." -Thomas Paine
"Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it." -Thomas Jefferson
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Today in 1945, United States Marines raised the American flag on Iwo Jima Another reason to be proud 🇺🇸
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"Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it." -Thomas Jefferson
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"A people armed and free forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition and is a bulwark for the nation." - James Madison
This day in history 1773 The Boston Tea Party took place and the world was never the same: via @HISTORY 🇺🇸
"I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents." -Thomas Jefferson
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"I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive". -Thomas Jefferson
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."- Thomas Paine
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I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty, than those attending too small a degree of it. -Thomas Jefferson
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"Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all." -George Washington
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"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -Thomas Jefferson
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"History, in general, only informs us what bad government is." -Thomas Jefferson
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"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." -Thomas Paine
"The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress and grows brave by reflection." -Thomas Paine
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"History, in general, only informs us what bad government is." -Thomas Jefferson
"Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants." -Benjamin Franklin
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“Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages." -George Washington
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