On the Eve of Independence
"Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people." - Thomas Jefferson
"Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people." - John Adams
"Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance." - Woodrow Wilson
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." - Martin Luther King Jr.