"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" - Patrick Henry ************** "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy ****************** "Lafayette, we have come!" - Lt. Colonel Stanton at the tomb of Lafayette in France during WWI, July 4, 1917 ************** "Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly, I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing." - Dwight D. Eisenhower************"I’m the ultimately responsible person in this organization. Other people can pass the buck to me, but I can’t pass the buck to anyone." - Harry S. Truman *************** "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin **************** "What is the 4th of July to a slave?" - Fredrick Douglas*************"It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it." - Robert E. Lee ****************** "If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." - James Madison ***************"A house divided against itself cannot stand." - Abraham Lincoln ****************** "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." - Theodore Roosevelt ************* "Jefferson lives...."- John Adams, July 4th, 1826***************** "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." - Nathan Hale **************"Grant is a great general. I know him well. He stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk; and now, sir, we stand by each other always." - William Tecumseh Sherman ******************* "We are all Federalists --We are all Republicans." - Thomas Jefferson *******************"There is nothing to fear but fear itself." - Franklin Roosevelt*************************"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." - Mark Twain***************"Yes We Can!" - President-Elect Barack Obama, November 4th, 2008