Samuel Adams

"A person who fears truth fears change, and thus fears progress."

"The greatest threat to liberty comes not from external foes, but from internal decay."

"Compromise on principle is the beginning of the end of principle."

"The study of history teaches us that tyranny is never sudden in its coming."

"A government that respects no laws will soon have no respectors."

"True leadership is the art of serving those you lead."

"In the arithmetic of government, one plus one must always equal two."

"The spirit of liberty is born in the hearts of those who refuse to be silent."

"We must preserve not only our freedom, but the capacity of future generations to be free."

"The strength of character is measured by what one will not do for gain."

"Peace without justice is merely the silence of the oppressed."

"A man's conscience is his truest compass in the darkness of uncertainty."

"The march of progress requires both the old wisdom and the new vision."

"The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will of any man."

"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds."

"Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life; secondly to liberty; thirdly to property."

"A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, not as a gift from their sovereign."

"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending at all hazards."

"Education should not be limited to books alone; it must include the cultivation of moral virtue."

"Passion for liberty is the predominant feature of a virtuous citizen."

"It is not the office of a good magistrate to punish offenders for the sake of punishment, but for the sake of prevention."

"The true remedy of discord is to remove its causes, not to punish its effects."

"Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society."

"A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, will leave them otherwise free."

"Integrity is the foundation upon which all lasting success is built."

"The rights of the colonists as Christians may be worth defending."

"A standing army is a standing menace to liberty."

"Patience and perseverance will accomplish much in any honorable pursuit."

"The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men."

"Our Union is the vital principle of our independence."