Saturday, January 21, 2012

It's All About Liberty


“Give me liberty or give me death!”
Or, since death isn’t really an option, some sort of  restricted, airless, half-fulfilled life.

Quote by Patrick Henry
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7 comments:

  1. Lisa McLeanJanuary 21, 2012 at 6:37 PM

    Where's that quote from, Lori?

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    1. LoriJanuary 22, 2012 at 7:41 AM

      Well, the first part is from Patrick Henry, but the rest is from me. So I used Henry's quote to make a point. Actually, I was going to edit it this morning, changing "stunted" to "airless," which captures my feeling a bit more. I corrected the quotation marks and mentioned Henry by name. Thanks!

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  2. Lisa McLeanJanuary 22, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    I love it! It was so profound that I thought someone famous had said it, ha! yes, a life like that would be worse than death, actually.

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  3. LoriJanuary 22, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    Thanks! It's profound for me. And I agree, a life without liberty IS a form of death.

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  4. colletteJanuary 22, 2012 at 5:30 PM

    here here!!!!!

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  5. SarahJanuary 25, 2012 at 2:58 PM

    So profound, in so few words. Amazing.

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  6. LoriJanuary 28, 2012 at 2:29 PM

    Thanks, Collette and Sarah! Anyone ready to move to New Hampshire, where the state motto is "Live Free or Die!"?

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