"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and
slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take,
but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry, speech in the Virginia Convention

"We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour."
Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence

"One man with courage makes a majority."
Andrew Jackson