happy 4th of july, may you celebrate your independence today and every day
“education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.”
*-edward everett
*Edward Everett was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Massachusetts, minister to Great Britain, and United States secretary of state. (1794-1865)
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tranquility can be found most everywhere
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‘peace is liberty in tranquillity.”
-marcus tullius cicero
saw the spirit of liberty yesterday
her return was lovely
yet she was there all along
never really left
there was just no stopping her.
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“life without liberty is like a body without spirit.”
-khalil gibran
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image credit: 1907 barribol – the spirit of liberty twirls the american flag
”we must be free not because we claim freedom,
but because we practice it.”
~william faulkner
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happy 4th of july
and here’s to practicing freedom every day
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happy 4th of july
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“the boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.”
-thomas jefferson
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 